"strobile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: strobiles [plural], strobil [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin strobilus (“a pine cone”) and Latin strobila, from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος (stróbilos). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|strobilus||a pine cone}} Latin strobilus (“a pine cone”), {{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; a cone.
    Sense id: en-strobile-en-noun-TqdaxVAN Categories (other): 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: 52 22 26 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 47 26 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 54 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 20 25 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (biology) An individual asexually producing sexual individuals differing from itself also in other respects, such as the tapeworm; one of the forms that occur in metagenesis.
    Sense id: en-strobile-en-noun-v0daHdLD Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (zoology) A strobila or jointed segment.
    Sense id: en-strobile-en-noun-1FbdHqpd Categories (other): Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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