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syconium
[ sahy-koh-nee-uhm ]
noun
, Botany.
, plural sy·co·ni·a [sahy-, koh, -nee-, uh].
- a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
syconium
/ saɪˈkəʊnɪəm /
noun
- botany the fleshy fruit of the fig, consisting of a greatly enlarged receptacle completely surrounding the inflorescence
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of syconium1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek sukon fig
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