SYCONIUM


Meaning of SYCONIUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: s ī - ' k ō -n ē - ə m

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -nia \ -n ē - ə \

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sykon fig + New Latin -ium

Date: circa 1856

: the multiple fleshy fruit of a fig in which the ovaries are borne within an enlarged succulent concave or hollow receptacle

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