Meaning of SYCONIUM
| Pronunciation: | | sI'kowneeum
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| | Definition: | | [n] the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets |
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| | See Also: | | aggregate fruit, common fig, common fig tree, Ficus carica, fig, multiple fruit, syncarp | |
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| | Definition: | | \Sy*co"ni*um\, Syconus \Sy*co"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
the fig.] (Bot.)
A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden
within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig.
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| | Definition: | | A multiple fruit with a hollow center, such as a fig. |
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