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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Word of the Day

22 April 2025

BRIGHT

(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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