Strobilus

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  • noun. A cone of a gymnosperm or of a seedless vascular plant such as a horsetail or a club moss.
  • noun. Any of various similar structures, such as the female inflorescence of a hop plant, which is composed of small flowers obscured by overlapping green bracts.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as strobile, 1.
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  • noun. cone
  • noun. A layered reproductive stage in jellyfish, in which the swimming medusa form is produced.
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  • noun. cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
    • Word Usage
    "The reproductive structure is specifically called a strobilus or cone."
    variant
    strobili  
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