Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
strobile , 1.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany
cone - noun zoology A
layered reproductive stage injellyfish , in which the swimmingmedusa form is produced.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The reproductive structure is specifically called a strobilus or cone.
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The reproductive structure is specifically called a strobilus or cone.
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These gametes are housed in a structure called a strobilus, or cone.
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These gametes are housed in a structure called a strobilus, or cone.
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These gametes are housed in a structure called a strobilus, or cone.
unknown title 2009
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These gametes are housed in a structure called a strobilus, or cone.
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These gametes are housed in a structure called a strobilus, or cone.
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These gametes are housed in a structure called a strobilus, or cone.
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Similar to other primitive vascular plants, they exhibit an asexual reproductive structure, the sphenophyte strobilus, more commonly known as a cone.
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Similar to other primitive vascular plants, they exhibit an asexual reproductive structure, the sphenophyte strobilus, more commonly known as a cone.
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