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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