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
Words nearby syconium
sycamore maple,
syce,
sycee,
sycoma,
sycon,
syconium,
syconoid,
sycophancy,
sycophant,
sycophantic,
sycosiform
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