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strobilization

strobilization is the alternative form of strobilation.

Meaning of strobilation

Noun

strobilation (countable and uncountable, plural strobilations)

  1. A form of asexual reproduction by division into body segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfish.
    • "Strobilation is like: All right, the male jellyfish releases his sperm into the water and the female jellyfish, her eggs catch them, right? So, when they fuse, it turns into a little polyp. The polyp hooks on to a rock, and the temperature and different types of food make the polyp grow faster. So...2007 September 16, Saki Knafo, quoting Neil Allicock, “My Family Has High Hopes for Me Because They Know I’m Going to Do Great Things”, in The New York Times

Forms of strobilization

pluralstrobilizations

Questions about strobilization

What is strobilization the alternative form of?
Strobilization is the alternative form of strobilation.

Words near strobilization in the dictionary

  1. strobili
  2. strobiliferous
  3. strobiliform
  4. strobiline
  5. strobilisation
  6. strobilization
  7. strobilizations
  8. strobiloid
  9. strobilomycetaceous
  10. strobilopsid
  11. strobilopsids

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