strobilus

9 letters · noun · scores 2,600 in SpellHuntr

noun

cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts

Strobilus in a sentence

The strobilus in Selaginella is the sporangia-bearing region of the sporophyte. The sporangia arise in the axils of leaves called the sporophylls.

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