strobilus

stro bi lus |ˈstrōbələs ˈstroʊbələs | ▶noun ( pl. strobili |-ˌlī | ) Botany the cone of a pine, fir, or other conifer. • a conelike structure, such as the flower of the hop. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from late Latin, from Greek strobilos, from strephein ‘to twist. ’

strobilus

strobilus |ˈstrəʊbɪləs | ▶noun ( pl. strobili |-lʌɪ, -liː | ) Botany the cone of a pine, fir, or other conifer. • a cone-like structure, such as the flower of the hop. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from late Latin, from Greek strobilos, from strephein ‘to twist ’.