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strobile definition

stro·bile (strō′bīl′, -bil; strä′bil)

noun

Bot. cone ()

Etymology: < Fr or LL: Fr < LL strobilus < Gr strobilos, anything twisted, pine cone < base of strephein, to twist: see strophe

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