syconia
Variant of syconium
syconium
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sy·co·nium (sī kō′nē əm)
noun pl. syconia -·nia (-nē ə)
Bot. a pear-shaped, fleshy, hollow false fruit, as of the fig
Etymology: ModL < Gr sykon, fig
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