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Meanings of strobile in English

Portuguese
estróbilo
Catalan
estròbil
Wikidata

Cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts.

        estróbilo
        Usage of strobile in English
        1
        The part harvested is called a strobile, which is a cone-like flower structure which contains numerous overlapping scales.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Only female strobiles are harvested for either beer or herbal remedies.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Our druggists prepare a tincture from the strobiles with spirit of wine, and likewise a thickened extract.
        Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for strobile
        Portuguese
        estróbilopinha
        Catalan
        estròbil