Definition of "strobilus" []

• A conelike structure, such as a pine cone, the fruit of the hop, or a cone of a club moss, that consists of overlapping sporophylls spirally arranged along a central axis. (noun)

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• "The reproductive structure is specifically called a strobilus or cone."
• "These gametes are housed in a structure called a strobilus, or cone."
• "Similar to other primitive vascular plants, they exhibit an asexual reproductive structure, the sphenophyte strobilus, more commonly known as a cone."