Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
SYCONIUM
syconium
(noun) the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
syconium (plural syconia)
(botany) A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig; a hollow ball with a stalk at one end and an opening (ostiole) at the other, with flowers or fruits on the inside
Source: Wiktionary
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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