syconium

English

Etymology

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

Noun

syconium (plural syconia)

  1. (botany) 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

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