SYCONIUM


Meaning of SYCONIUM in English

[ sʌɪ'kəʊnɪəm ]

■ noun ( plural syconia -nɪə ) Botany a fleshy hollow receptacle that develops into a multiple fruit, as in the fig.

Origin

C19: mod. L., from Gk sukon 'fig'.

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