Strobile
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Strobile is a noun meaning (botany) A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine.
Meaning
(botany) A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine.
More Meanings
- (zoology) A jointed series of segments in the body of an invertebrate.
- (biology) An individual asexually producing sexual individuals differing from itself also in other respects, such as a tapeworm or a jellyfish; one of the forms that occur in metagenesis.
Word Forms
- strobiles
- strobil
Synonyms for strobile
Depending on context, synonyms include strobilus, cone, strobila.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include strobilus, cone, microstrobilus, strobil, strophiole, stipes.
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