To these strobiles the name Calamostachys has been given.
Milleri renders it certain that it must have borne strobiles at the ends of its branchlets, or some substitute for these, and not naked spore-cases like those of Psilophyton.
The strobiles or spikes associated with these trees have been variously described as gymnospermous (Renault) or cryptogamous (Groldenberg and Williamson).
In these species the continued vitality of the bark is shown by the occasional production of lateral strobiles on large branches, in the manner of the modern red pine of America.
When cultivated it produces the female catkins, or strobiles which are so well known as Hops, and are so largely used for brewing purposes.
Our druggists prepare a tincture from the strobiles with spirit of wine, and likewise a thickened extract.
I have seen the liver of an adult sunfish so infested by these parasites that the whole organ might be fitly described as a mere bag of worms, the immature strobiles being inextricably coiled together and defying separation.
In a feeding experiment with five examples of this bladder worm I reared five strobiles of ten days’ growth.
From commercial hops (the strobiles or catkins of Humulus Lupulus), 2-1/2 lbs.
Bark not separable into thin layers, dark brown; scales of the strobilesglabrous or puberulous; branchlets glandular.
Leaves heart-shaped or rounded at base; scales of thestrobiles glabrous; bark dark brown, not separating into thin layers.
The wood of Alnus is very durable in water, and the astringent bark and strobiles are used in tanning leather and in medicine.
The blossoms are produced in August, and thestrobiles are fit for gathering from the beginning of September to the middle of October, according to the weather.
The glands obtained from the strobiles are known in pharmacy as lupulin, a name which tends to confusion with that of the alkaloid.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "strobiles" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
