strobilus

Noun
  1. Cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts (synset 111703311)
    is a type of: reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
    subtypes:
    • fir cone - the seed-producing cone of a fir tree
    • galbulus - the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree
    • pinecone - the seed-producing cone of a pine tree
    is a part of:
    • conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
    • horsetail - 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 America
    • club moss, club-moss, lycopod - primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
    same as: cone, strobile

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