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