‖n.;
a. [ See Strobila. ] (Bot.)
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 ]
n. [ L. strobilus a pine cone, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. strobole. ]
a. Shaped like a strobile. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to a strobile; strobilaceous; strobiliform;
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a whirling + -scope. ]