strobile
/ˈstroʊbaɪl/
noun
- A cone-shaped reproductive structure found in certain plants, such as pine trees, ferns, and clubmosses, that bears spores or seeds.
- The pine tree's strobile opens to release seeds when the weather is dry.
- Each strobile of the horsetail plant contains thousands of tiny spores.
- In autumn, the forest floor is covered with fallen strobiles from the conifers.
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