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A hollow ball with a stalk at one end and an opening (ostiole) at the other, with flowers or fruits on the inside, being the inflorescence or accessory fruit of the fig.
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Syconium — Sy*co ni*um, Syconus Sy*co nus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the fig.] (Bot.) A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
syconium — [sī kō′nē əm] n. pl. syconia [sī kō′nē ə] [ModL < Gr sykon, fig] Bot. a pear shaped, fleshy, hollow false fruit, as of the fig … English World dictionary
syconium — noun (plural syconia) 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
syconium — /suy koh nee euhm/, n., pl. syconia / nee euh/. Bot. a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig. [1855 60; < NL < Gk sykon fig + NL ium IUM] * * * … Universalium
syconium — [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 … English new terms dictionary
syconium — sy·co·ni·um … English syllables
syconium — sy•co•ni•um [[t]saɪˈkoʊ ni əm[/t]] n. pl. ni•a [[t] ni ə[/t]] bot a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig • Etymology: 1855–60; < NL < Gk sŷkon fig + NL ium ium II … From formal English to slang
syconium — /saɪˈkoʊniəm/ (say suy kohneeuhm) noun (plural syconia /saɪˈkoʊniə/ (say suy kohneeuh)) a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig. {New Latin, from Greek sykon fig + ium} …
syconium — n. form of fruit with ovaries on enlarged receptacle, as fig … Dictionary of difficult words
syconium — n. (pl. syconia) Bot. a fleshy hollow receptacle developing into a multiple fruit as in the fig. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk sukon fig … Useful english dictionary
