strobilus


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
strobilus /ˈstrəʊbɪləs/
noun (pl. strobili /-lʌɪ, -liː/) Botany
  • 1 the cone of a pine, fir, or other conifer.
  • 2 a cone-like structure.
– origin C18: from late L., from Gk strobilos, from strephein ‘to twist’.
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