Strobila
noun, plural strobilae
[stroh-bahy-lee] /stroʊˈbaɪ li/ (Show IPA). Zoology.
1.
the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region.
Compare scolex.
2.
the chain of segments of the larva of a jellyfish in the class Scyphozoa, each segment of which gives rise to a free-swimming medusa.
noun (pl) -bilae (-bɪliː)
1.
the body of a tapeworm, consisting of a string of similar segments (proglottides)
2.
a less common name for scyphistoma
strobila stro·bi·la (strō-bī’lə)
n. pl. stro·bi·lae (-lē)
The segmented main body part of the adult tapeworm.
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[strob-uh-ley-shuh s] /ˌstrɒb əˈleɪ ʃəs/ adjective 1. resembling a strobilus; conelike. 2. bearing strobili. strobilaceous /ˌstrəʊbɪˈleɪʃəs/ adjective 1. (botany) relating to or resembling a cone or cones
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/ˌstrəʊbɪˈleɪʃən/ noun 1. asexual reproduction by division into segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfishes
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noun, plural strobili [stroh-bahy-lahy] /stroʊˈbaɪ laɪ/ (Show IPA). Botany. 1. a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop. 2. a conelike structure composed of sporophylls, as of the club mosses and horsetails. noun (pl) -biluses, -bili (-bɪlaɪ), -biles 1. (botany) the technical name for cone […]
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noun, plural strobili [stroh-bahy-lahy] /stroʊˈbaɪ laɪ/ (Show IPA). Botany. 1. a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop. 2. a conelike structure composed of sporophylls, as of the club mosses and horsetails. noun (pl) -biluses, -bili (-bɪlaɪ), -biles 1. (botany) the technical name for cone […]
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noun, plural strobili [stroh-bahy-lahy] /stroʊˈbaɪ laɪ/ (Show IPA). Botany. 1. a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop. 2. a conelike structure composed of sporophylls, as of the club mosses and horsetails. noun (pl) -biluses, -bili (-bɪlaɪ), -biles 1. (botany) the technical name for cone […]