Look up: syconium

1. syconium
   [n] - the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets
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2. Syconium
   Sy·co'ni·um Sy*co'nus noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... the fig.] (Botany) A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig.
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3. syconium
   <botany> A multiple fruit with a hollow centre, such as a fig. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...
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4. syconium
   noun the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets
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5. Syconium
   • (n.) Alt. of Syconus
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6. syconium
   syconium In botany, fleshy fruit with the ovaries borne in a hollow receptacle, as in the fig.
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7. Syconium
   A fleshy receptacle, which contain unisexual flowers, borne inside the fruit, typical of the genus ficus.
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8. syconium
   A syncarp (multiple fruit) with the achenes borne on the inside of a hollowed-out, compound, fleshy receptacle or peduncle, as in Ficus
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9. Syconium
   A `syconium` is the type of fruit borne by figs (genus Ficus), formed of an enlarged, fleshy, hollow receptacle with multiple ovaries on the inside surface. In essence, it is really a fleshy stem with a number of flowers, so it is considered both a multiple and accessory fruit. The name comes...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syconium