strobile
noun
strob·ile
variants
or less commonly strobil
ˈsträbə̇l
plural -s
1
[New Latin strobilus]
: strobilus
2
: a spike with persistent overlapping bracts that resembles a cone and is the pistillate inflorescence of the hop
3
[New Latin strobila]
: strobila
strobiliferous
adjective
¦sträbə¦lif(ə)rəs
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