syconium

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin sȳconium, from Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) +‎ -ium. === Noun === 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 ==== Related terms ==== syconial ==== Translations ====