ˈsträbələs noun
( plural strobi·li -bəˌlī)
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, pinecone, from Greek strobilos whirling or twisted object, ball, top, pinecone, from strobos action of whirling — more at strophe
1.
a. : a conelike aggregation of sporophylls (as in the club mosses and horsetails)
b. : the cone of a gymnosperm
2. : strobila