syconium
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin sȳconium, from Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + -ium.
Noun
[edit]syconium (plural syconia)
- (botany) 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