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Definition of Syconium

1. Noun. The fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets.

Definition of Syconium

1. n. A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig.

Definition of Syconium

1. Noun. A hollow ball with a stalk at one end and an opening (ostiole) at the other, with flowers or fruits on the inside, being the inflorescence or accessory fruit of the fig. ¹

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Definition of Syconium

1. a fleshy multiple fruit [n -NIA]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Syconium

Literary usage of Syconium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Structural Botany: Or Organography on the Basis of Morphology. To which is by Asa Gray (1879)
"... which adds to the imitation.1 syconium. This name, given to the Fig-fruit, should be here referred to, as it is a sort of inflorescence, of the general ..."

2. Handbook of Pharmacognosy by Otto Augustus Wall (1917)
"The syconium is a fleshy receptacle or summit of the plant axis, hollowed out and lined within by a multitude of minute flowers which, when mature, ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Plural of syconium. into three subfamilies. The best-known example Is the genus Hi-nut ¡ч. syconium (si-ko'ni-um), п.; ..."

4. Gray's School and Field Book of Botany: Consisting of "Lessons in Botany by Asa Gray (1887)
"... applied to narrow leaves, with acute parallel edges, tapering above. syconium, the fig-fruit, 124. ..."

5. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... grapefruit, lemon, etc.; syconium, eg fig. A large class of edible fruits, such as tomatoes and melons, are more commonly spoken of as vegetables (qv), ..."

6. Structural Botany: Or Organography on the Basis of Morphology. To which is by Asa Gray (1879)
"... which adds to the imitation.1 syconium. This name, given to the Fig-fruit, should be here referred to, as it is a sort of inflorescence, of the general ..."

7. Handbook of Pharmacognosy by Otto Augustus Wall (1917)
"The syconium is a fleshy receptacle or summit of the plant axis, hollowed out and lined within by a multitude of minute flowers which, when mature, ..."

8. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Plural of syconium. into three subfamilies. The best-known example Is the genus Hi-nut ¡ч. syconium (si-ko'ni-um), п.; ..."

9. Gray's School and Field Book of Botany: Consisting of "Lessons in Botany by Asa Gray (1887)
"... applied to narrow leaves, with acute parallel edges, tapering above. syconium, the fig-fruit, 124. ..."

10. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... grapefruit, lemon, etc.; syconium, eg fig. A large class of edible fruits, such as tomatoes and melons, are more commonly spoken of as vegetables (qv), ..."

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