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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of syconium1

1855–60; < New Latin < Greek sŷkon fig + New Latin -ium -ium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syconium1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sukon fig

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