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stro·bi·lus | \ strō-ˈbī-ləs 
, ˈstrō-bə- \
, ˈstrō-bə- \ plural strobili\ strō-ˈbī-ˌlī , ˈstrō-bə- \
, ˈstrō-bə- \Definition of strobilus
1 : an aggregation of sporophylls resembling a cone (as in the club mosses and horsetails)
2 : the cone of a gymnosperm
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The first known use of strobilus was in 1771
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