English Explanatory Dictionary

strobilate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To produce a strobile, a cone-shaped life form that is a stage of asexual reproduction that some invertebrates pass through.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹəʊbɪleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-strobilate.wav

Word forms

strobilate strobilates strobilating strobilated

Etymology

By surface analysis, strobil(e) + -ate, or strobil(us) + -ate.

Related words

strobila strobilaceous strobilar strobilation strobiliform strobiloid strobilus
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