strobilus
nounUK /stɹəʊ̯ˈbaɪ̯.ləs/ · CA, US /stɹoʊ̯ˈbaɪ̯.ləs/
Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin strobīlus (“pine cone”), borrowed from Ancient Greek στρόβῑλος (stróbīlos, “twisted object, pine cone”), from στρόβος (stróbos, “whirl”). According to Liddell and Scott, 8th ed. 1882: of various meanings such as a pine-cone, something screwed up into a lump like a pine-cone, a pine tree and more.
› A cone-shaped fruiting body sensu stricto of…
Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Sensu stricto according to source and context, a more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body; a structure that might or might not be seen as an infructescence, usually woody, of gymnosperms such as pines and cycads, that bear seeds — usage has varied arbitrarily among authors since the 19th century.
Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Sensu lato according to source and context, A more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body; a structure that might or might not be seen as an infructescence of either Pteridophyta, gymnosperms, or angiosperms; examples include the cones of Casuarina, or catkin-like strobili of Alnus
- The strobilus in Selaginella is the sporangia-bearing region of the sporophyte. The sporangia arise in the axils of leaves called the sporophylls.2006, Anil Kumar, Botany for Degree Pteridophyta, S. Chand Publishing, →ISBN:
- As a term, female strobilus refers to the stage prior to pollination... The strobilus emerges slowly from its bud then its scales flex open. Once pollinated the strobilus now becomes a conelet. At fertilization the conelet becomes a cone.2009, Claire G. Williams, Conifer Reproductive Biology, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN:
- Derived terms
- microstrobilus
- Related terms
- strobila, strobilaceous, strobilar, strobilate, strobilation