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strobile

strobile noun: a scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine.

strobile: a scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop...
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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

strobile meaning in Tamil

strobile in Tamil

தேவதாரு மரவகையின் குவிகாய்

Synonyms of strobile

Forms of strobile

pluralstrobiles
alternative formstrobil

Origin of strobile

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.

Words formed from strobile

Questions about strobile

What does strobile mean?
Strobile means a scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine.
What is strobile in Tamil?
Strobile in Tamil is தேவதாரு மரவகையின் குவிகாய். See Strobile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is strobile?
Strobile is a noun.
What is the plural of strobile?
The plural of strobile is strobiles.

Words near strobile in the dictionary

  1. strobilated
  2. strobilates
  3. strobilating
  4. strobilation
  5. strobilations
  6. strobile
  7. strobiles
  8. strobili
  9. strobiliferous
  10. strobiliform
  11. strobiline

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Adapted from Wiktionary: strobile (page history and authors); strobile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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