strobilo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian strobilo, from Ancient Greek στρόβῑλος (stróbīlos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stroˈbilo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: stro‧bi‧lo

Noun

strobilo (accusative singular strobilon, plural strobiloj, accusative plural strobilojn)

1. (botany) pinecone

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος (stróbilos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrɔ.bi.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔbilo
• Hyphenation: strò‧bi‧lo

Noun

strobilo m (plural strobili)

1. (botany) cone (of a conifer)
2. (zoology) meanings related to zoology:
3. the segmented part of a cestodal flatworm's body
   1. scyphistoma

Further reading

• strobilo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana