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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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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