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syconium

syconium 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.

Noun

syconium (plural syconia)

  1. 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

Forms of syconium

pluralsyconia

Origin of syconium

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

Questions about syconium

What does syconium mean?
Syconium means 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.
What part of speech is syconium?
Syconium is a noun.
What is the plural of syconium?
The plural of syconium is syconia.

Words near syconium in the dictionary

  1. sycomore figs
  2. sycomores
  3. sycon
  4. syconia
  5. syconial
  6. syconium
  7. syconoid
  8. sycons
  9. syconus
  10. sycophancies
  11. sycophancy

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