syconium

[ sahy-koh-nee-uhm ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural sy·co·ni·a [sahy-, koh, -nee-, uh].

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

syconium

/ saɪˈkəʊnɪəm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of syconium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of syconium¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sukon fig

Example Sentences

All species have tiny male and female flowers that develop on the inside wall of a syconium, which eventually becomes a fruit.

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