STROBILUS

cone, strobilus, strobile

(noun) cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

strobilus (plural strobili)

(botany) A cone-shaped fruiting body in general

(botany) More particularly a more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body of any of various gymnosperms and vascular sporophytes. According to source and context it might refer to a structure bearing either seeds or spores, that might or might not be seen as an infructescence; usage has varied arbitrarily among authors during the last two centuries.

(zoology) A layered reproductive stage in jellyfish, in which the swimming medusa form is produced.

Source: Wiktionary