strobilus
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noun \strō-ˈbī-ləs, ˈstrō-bə-\ plural stro·bi·li\-ˌlī\
Definition of STROBILUS
1
: an aggregation of sporophylls resembling a cone (as in the club mosses and horsetails)
2
: the cone of a gymnosperm
Origin of STROBILUS
New Latin, from Late Latin, pinecone, from Greek strobilos twisted object, top, pinecone, from strobos action of whirling; akin to Greek strephein to twist
First Known Use: 1771
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