strob·ile noun alsostrob·il\ˈsträbə̇l\ (-s) 1.[New Latin strobilus]: strobilus 2.: a spike with persistent overlapping bracts that resembles a cone and is the pistillate inflorescence of the hop 3.[New Latin strobila]: strobila • strob·i·lif·er·ous\|sträbə|lif(ə)rəs\adjective