strobilation

/ ˌstrəʊbɪˈleɪʃən /

noun

asexual reproduction by division into segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfishes

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When the time is right, the clones undergo a process known as strobilation, which transforms each one into something that looks like a stack of pancakes.