From en.wiktionary.org:
[Strobilus]
** English
[wp]
*** Etymology
[en] [en], [en], from [grc].[1] 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.
*** Pronunciation
- [strō-bī ′ ləs] <ref name="AHD-strobilus" />
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- [en] <ref name="AHD-strobilus" />
*** Noun
[strobili]
1. [en] [en] A cone -shaped fruiting body _sensu stricto_ of gymnosperm s and vascular plant s other than angiosperm s, bearing either seed s or spore s, but _sensu lato_ may refer to similarly structured catkin s and cones in angiosperm s; usage arbitrary according to preference s of various authorities .
1. [en] _Sensu strictissimo_ a more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body of any of various vascular [Pteridophyta] , such as horsetail , that bear spores;
2. [en] _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 either Pteridophyta or gymnosperms such as pines and cycad s, that bear seeds — usage has varied arbitrarily among authors since the 19th century. ''
3. [en] '' Sensu lato {"content": "''", "type": "DELIM", "wikinode": "WikiDelimNode"} 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 angiosperm s; examples include the cones of [Casuarina] , or catkin -like strobili of [Alnus]
4. * [author=Anil Kumar]
5. * [author=Claire G. Williams]
2. [en] [en] A strobila , a layered reproductive stage in jellyfish , in which the swimming medusa form is produced.
**** Related terms
{{col|en |strobila |strobilaceous |strobilar |strobilate }}
**** Translations
[botany: cone]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo] , [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Ido: [io]
- Interlingua: [ia]
- Korean: [ko]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Spanish: [es]
- Volapük: [vo]
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[zoology: a layered reproductive stage in jellyfish]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Ido: [io]
- Interlingua: [ia]
- Korean: [ko]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Spanish: [es]
- Volapük: [vo]
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*** References
[reflist]
*** Further reading
- [R:OneLook]
** Latin
*** Etymology
[LL.], with a short [la] in the second syllable to allow stress to remain on
the first; compare [la].
*** Pronunciation
- [la-IPA]
- [la]
*** Noun
[strobilus <2>]
1. [la] pinecone
**** Declension
[strobilus <2>]
*** Further reading
- [strŏbĭlus]
- [strŏbĭlus]