English
strobilaceous
From strobila + -aceous.
Formed from strobila + -aceous
Ancient Greek στρόβος ‘whirling around’
Ancient Greek στροβίλη ‘Plug of lint twisted into an oval shape like…’
New Latin strobila
English strobila
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to a strobile (a cone).
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “strobilaceous”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / strobilaceous