strobilus

• Structure reproductive en forme de cône, composée d'un axe central portant des écailles ou des bractées qui contiennent les ovules ou les spores, typique des conifères et de certaines autres plantes.

A cone-shaped reproductive structure consisting of a central axis bearing scales or bracts that contain ovules or spores, typically found in conifers and certain other plants.

1. Cone-shaped reproductive structureC2formalscientific

   A cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts, found in certain plants like conifers and club mosses.

   Strobile

   • The pine tree produces a strobilus that contains its seeds.
   • Botanists studied the strobilus of the club moss under a microscope.
   • Each strobilus is composed of tightly packed scales that protect the reproductive cells.

   Synonymesconestrobile