n. pl. stro·bi·li (-bīlī) 1. A cone of a gymnosperm or of a seedless vascular plant such as a horsetail or a club moss. 2. Any of various similar structures, such as the female inflorescence of a hop plant, which is composed of small flowers obscured by overlapping green bracts. [Late Latin, pine cone, from Greek strobilos, twisted object, pine cone, from strobos, a whirling; see streb(h)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] stro′bi·laceous (-bə-lāshəs) adj. |
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