strobil

Noun

strobile (plural strobiles)

1. A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine.

   Synonyms:

   strobilus, cone

2. An 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

3. A jointed series of segments in the body of an invertebrate.

   Synonyms:

   strobila