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strobilate

Verb CEFR B2
ˈstɹəʊbɪleɪt

Definitions

To produce a strobilus or strobila (layered, conelike structure).

intransitive

Examples

“So that’s what we try⟳ to do, make⟳ them strobilate faster.”
“These, in turn⟳, reproduce⟳ by cloning; when conditions are right, they ‘strobilate’, elongating and splitting into a stack of discs which develop⟳ into larvae, and break⟳ away to become⟳ medusae.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

strobilated strobilates strobilating strobing strode strodest

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