Meanings
plural strobiles · alternative strobil
- biologyAn individual asexually producing sexual individuals differing from itself also in other respects, such as a tapeworm or a jellyfish; one of the forms that occur in metagenesis.
Synonyms: strobilus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine.
nounAn individual asexually producing sexual individuals differing from itself also in other respects, such as a tapeworm or a jellyfish; one of the forms that occur in metagenesis.
nounA jointed series of segments in the body of an invertebrate.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekστρόβιλος
- Latinstrobila
- Latinstrobilus“a pinecone”
- Englishstrobile
From Latin strobilus (“a pinecone”) and Latin strobila, from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος (stróbilos). All senses refer to things that look like, or somewhat like (via fancied resemblance), a pinecone.
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strobile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strobile
“strobile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strobile. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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