syconium

[ sahy-koh-nee-uh m ]
/ saɪˈkoʊ ni əm /

noun, plural sy·co·ni·a [sahy-koh-nee-uh] /saɪˈkoʊ ni ə/. Botany.

a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.

Origin of syconium

1855–60; < New Latin < Greek sŷkon fig + New Latin -ium -ium

British Dictionary definitions for syconium

syconium
/ (saɪˈkəʊnɪəm) /

noun plural -nia (-nɪə)

botany the fleshy fruit of the fig, consisting of a greatly enlarged receptacle completely surrounding the inflorescence

Word Origin for syconium

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sukon fig