strobile

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strobile - cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bractsstrobilus, conereproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproductionfir cone - the seed-producing cone of a fir treegalbulus - the seed-producing cone of a cypress treepinecone - the seed-producing cone of a pine treeconifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing coneshorsetail - perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South Americaclub moss, club-moss, lycopod - primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles