In botany terms the difference between strobilus and sporophyll
is that strobilus is cone while sporophyll is the equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.
strobilus
Noun
(strobili)
(botany) cone
(zoology) A layered reproductive stage in jellyfish, in which the swimming medusa form is produced.
Related terms
* strobilate
sporophyll
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(botany) The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia