"strobile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: strobiles [plural], strobil [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin strobilus (“a pinecone”) and Latin strobila, from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος (stróbilos). All senses refer to things that look like, or somewhat like (via fancied resemblance), a pinecone. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|strobilus||a pinecone}} Latin strobilus (“a pinecone”), {{uder|en|la|strobila}} Latin strobila, {{der|en|grc|στρόβιλος}} Ancient Greek στρόβιλος (stróbilos) Head templates: {{en-noun}} strobile (plural strobiles)
  1. (botany) A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine. Wikidata QID: Q22710 Synonyms: strobilus, cone
    Sense id: en-strobile-en-noun-en:Q22710 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 23 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 27 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 56 21 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 20 22 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (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. Synonyms: strobilus
    Sense id: en-strobile-en-noun-en:organism_doing_Q1411746 Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (zoology) A jointed series of segments in the body of an invertebrate. Synonyms: strobila
    Sense id: en-strobile-en-noun-en:jointed_series_of_segments Categories (other): Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: strobiliferous, strobiliform, strobiloid Related terms: strobilaceous, strobilar, strobilate, strobilation, strobiliform, strobiloid, Strobilomyces

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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