SYCONIA

SYCONIUM

syconium

(noun) the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

syconia

plural of syconium

Source: Wiktionary


SYCONIUM

Sy*co"ni*um, Sy*co"nus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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