a. Zool. and Bot. [ad. Gr. στροβῑλιν-ος of a fir-cone, f. στρόβῑλ-ος STROBILUS.] Relating to or of the nature of a strobila or strobilus; strobilaceous.
1842. Encycl. Brit., XXI. 1014/2. In its strobiline state, it [Medusa aurita] is composed of a series of circular pieces, with numerous tentacula, and the cone is surmounted by a cylindrical shaft.
1852–6. Wright, Royal Dict.-Cycl. (1867), Strobiline, cone-shaped, growing on the cone of the fir.
