(n) a genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae; they resemble boletes but the spores are not discharged from the basidium, Syn. genus Gastroboletus

gastroboletus scabrosus

(n) a dingy yellow brown fungus with a rough stalk that superficially resembles a bolete

gastroboletus turbinatus

(n) a fungus with a cap that can vary from red to dark brown; superficially resembles a bolete

lagarostrobus

(n) genus of dioecious evergreen trees of New Zealand and Tasmania; similar to genus Dacrydium, Syn. genus Lagarostrobus

microstrobos

(n) 2 species of small evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania, Syn. genus Microstrobos

strobilomyces

(n) fungi similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap, Syn. genus Strobilomyces

stroboscope

(n) scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary, Syn. strobe, strobe light

american white pine

(n) tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree, Syn. weymouth pine, Pinus strobus, eastern white pine

cone

(n) cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts, Syn. strobilus, strobile

exobiology

(n) the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life, Syn. space biology, astrobiology

huon pine

(n) Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium, Syn. Lagarostrobus franklinii, Dacrydium franklinii

old-man-of-the-woods

(n) edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America, Syn. Strobilomyces floccopus

southwestern white pine

(n) medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico; bark is dark brown and furrowed when mature, Syn. Pinus strobiformis

tasman dwarf pine

(n) small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches, Syn. Microstrobos niphophilus

westland pine

(n) timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood, Syn. silver pine, Lagarostrobus colensoi

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astrobiology

n. exobiology; -- not used technically.
Syn. -- exobiology. [ PJC ]

Strobila

‖n.; pl. Strobilae [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; anything twisted, a pine cone. ] (Zool.) (a) 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. (b) A mature tapeworm. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strobilaceous

a. [ See Strobila. ] (Bot.) (a) Of or pertaining to a strobile or cone. (b) Producing strobiles. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strobilation

n. (Zool.) The act or phenomenon of spontaneously dividing transversely, as do certain species of annelids and helminths; transverse fission. See Illust. under Syllidian. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strobile

n. [ L. strobilus a pine cone, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. strobole. ] [ Written also strobil. ] 1. (Bot.) A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, as the hop or pine; a cone. See Cone, n., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) An individual asexually producing sexual individuals differing from itself also in other respects, as the tapeworm, -- one of the forms that occur in metagenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) Same as Strobila. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strobiliform

a. Shaped like a strobile. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strobiline

a. Of or pertaining to a strobile; strobilaceous; strobiliform; as, strobiline fruits. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stroboscope

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a whirling + -scope. ] 1. An instrument for studying or observing the successive phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light which is periodically interrupted. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An optical toy similar to the phenakistoscope. See Phenakistoscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

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松果

[松果, sōng guǒ] pine cone; strobile; strobilus

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ストローブ

[sutoro-bu] (n) strobe

ストロボ

[sutorobo] (n, adj-no) stroboscope (wasei

ストロボスコープ

[sutorobosuko-pu] (n) stroboscope

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