strəˈbīlə noun
( plural strobi·lae -īˌlē)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek strobilē plug of lint twisted so as to resemble a pinecone, from strobilos pinecone — more at strobilus
: a linear series of similar structures: as
a. : the chain of segments forming the body of a tapeworm
b. : the chain of individuals produced by repeated transverse fission of a scyphozoan scyphistoma larva
• stro·bi·lar -īlə(r) adjective