στροβίλη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στρόβος (stróbos, whirling around) +‎ -ῑ́λη (-ī́lē, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στροβῑ́λη (strobī́lēf (genitive στροβῑ́λης); first declension

  1. Plug of lint twisted into an oval shape like a pinecone.

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: strobila

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