syconium

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noun

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

OriginNew Latin sȳconium ← Ancient Greek σῦκον →
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Meanings

nounsyconium (plural syconia)

plural syconia

  1. biologyA 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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσῦκον“fig”
  2. New Latinsȳconium
  3. Englishsyconium

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

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Translations

French sycone
  • syconecollective fleshy fruit
German Sykonium
  • Sykoniumcollective fleshy fruit
Italian sicono
  • siconocollective fleshy fruit
Japanese 無花果果
  • 無花果果 (ichijikuka)collective fleshy fruit
Portuguese sicónio
  • sicóniocollective fleshy fruit
Spanish sicono
  • siconocollective fleshy fruit
Swahili kuyu
  • kuyucollective fleshy fruit
Welsh syconiwm
  • syconiwmcollective fleshy fruit
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Chicago

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