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strobile
n.
pine cone; main body of a tapeworm, strobila
Strobilus
A
strobilus (plural:
strobili) is a structure present on many land
plant species consisting of
sporangia-bearing structures densely aggregated along a stem. Strobili are often called
cones, but many botanists restrict the use of the term cone to the woody seed strobili of conifers. Strobili are characterized by a central axis (anatomically a
stem) surrounded by spirally arranged or
decussate structures that may be modified leaves or modified stems.
strobile
Noun
1. cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
(synonym) cone, strobilus
(hypernym) reproductive structure
(hyponym) fir cone
(part-holonym) conifer, coniferous tree
Strobile
(n.)
Same as Strobila.
(n.)
An individual asexually producing sexual individuals differing from itself also in other respects, as the tapeworm, -- one of the forms that occur in metagenesis.
(n.)
A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, as the hop or pine; a cone. See Cone, n., 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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