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syconium

[ sahy-koh-nee-uhm ]
/ saɪˈkoʊ ni əm /

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.

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Origin of syconium

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

Words nearby syconium

sycamore maple, syce, sycee, sycoma, sycon, syconium, syconoid, sycophancy, sycophant, sycophantic, sycosiform
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British Dictionary definitions for syconium

syconium
/ (saɪˈkəʊnɪəm) /

noun plural -nia (-nɪə)

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

Word Origin for syconium

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sukon fig
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