syconium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

syconium syconia

Etymology

From New Latin sȳconium, from Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + -ium.

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