syconia

Variant of syconium

syconium definition

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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