- strobiloid
- strob·i·loid
English syllables. 2014.
strobiloid
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strobiloid — ˈsträbəˌlȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin strobilus + English oid : resembling or having to do with a strobilus a strobiloid theory of the descent of angiosperms … Useful english dictionary
strobiloid — Resembling a chain of segments of a tapeworm. [G. strobile, strobile, + eidos, resemblance] * * * stro·bi·loid (stroґbĭ loid) resembling a row of tapeworm segments … Medical dictionary
strobiloid — adj. of or pertaining to a strobila or strobilus, resembling a strobila or strobilus (Botany, Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
Strobilus — A strobilus (plural strobili) is an organ of many plants that contains the reproductive structures. Strobili are ordinarily called cones in many of these groups. Strobili are characterized by a central axis (anatomically a stem) surrounded by… … Wikipedia
cone — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A conical object] Syn. conoid, cone shaped area, conoidal area, conoidal surface, funnel, cornet, strobiloid. Types of cones include: circular, right circular, chief, stepped, supplemental, oblique, retinal, endostylic,… … English dictionary for students
conical — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cone shaped, funnel shaped, coned, tapering, tapered, conoid, conoidal, strobiloid, strobilate, pointed, pyramidal; see also sharp 2 … English dictionary for students
cone — [n] circular shaped object with pointed end conoid, pyramid, raceme, strobile, strobiloid; concept 436 … New thesaurus
conical — / conic [adj] shaped cylindrically and with a point coned, cone shaped, conoid, conoidal, funnel shaped, pointed, pyramidal, sharp, strobilate, strobiloid, tapered, tapering; concept 486 … New thesaurus
conic — conical / conic [adj] shaped cylindrically and with a point coned, cone shaped, conoid, conoidal, funnel shaped, pointed, pyramidal, sharp, strobilate, strobiloid, tapered, tapering; concept 486 … New thesaurus
strobile — n., ♦ strobilus n. cone like inflorescence, especially of hop. ♦ strobilaceous, ♦ strobiline, ♦ strobiloid, a … Dictionary of difficult words
