| strobila | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Anything twisted, a pine cone. <zoology> A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides transversely into a series of lobate segments which eventually become ephyrae, or young medusae. A mature tapeworm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| strobilaceous | <botany> Of or pertaining to a strobile or cone. Producing strobiles. See: Strobila. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| strobilation | <zoology> The act or phenomenon of spontaneously dividing transversely, as do certain species of annelids and helminths; transverse fission. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |