syconium

[ sahy-koh-nee-uhm ]

noun,plural sy·co·ni·a

[sahy-koh-nee-uh]. /saɪˈkoʊ ni ə/. Botany.

a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.

Origin of syconium

1855–60; <New Latin <Greek sŷkon fig + New Latin -ium-ium

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British Dictionary definitions for syconium

syconium

/ (saɪˈkəʊnɪəm) /

nounplural -nia (-nɪə)

botany the fleshy fruit of the fig, consisting of a greatly enlarged receptacle completely surrounding the inflorescence

Origin of syconium

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sukon fig

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