Definition of syconium in English:

syconium

nounPlural syconia sʌɪˈkəʊnɪəmsaɪˈkoʊniəm

Botany

A fleshy hollow receptacle that develops into a multiple fruit, as in the fig.
Example sentencesExamples
- The caprifig, whose syconia are generally considered to be inedible, is the wild fig of Asia Minor.
- After flower pollination, tiny fruits develop within the syconium, which turns into the ripened fig.
- Excessive pollination by fig wasps from a nearby caprifig tree caused the syconium to split open.
- Figs (or, more properly, syconia) are hollow multiple receptacles lined with numerous male and female florets.
- Earlier, at the flower stage, the syconium is the same shape but much smaller.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek sukon 'fig'.

Definition of syconium in US English:

syconium

nounsīˈkōnēəmsaɪˈkoʊniəm

Botany

A fleshy hollow receptacle that develops into a multiple fruit, as in the fig.
Example sentencesExamples
- Figs (or, more properly, syconia) are hollow multiple receptacles lined with numerous male and female florets.
- Excessive pollination by fig wasps from a nearby caprifig tree caused the syconium to split open.
- After flower pollination, tiny fruits develop within the syconium, which turns into the ripened fig.
- Earlier, at the flower stage, the syconium is the same shape but much smaller.
- The caprifig, whose syconia are generally considered to be inedible, is the wild fig of Asia Minor.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek sukon ‘fig’.

单词	syconium
释义	Definition of syconium in English: syconium nounPlural syconia sʌɪˈkəʊnɪəmsaɪˈkoʊniəm Botany A fleshy hollow receptacle that develops into a multiple fruit, as in the fig. Example sentencesExamples The caprifig, whose syconia are generally considered to be inedible, is the wild fig of Asia Minor. After flower pollination, tiny fruits develop within the syconium, which turns into the ripened fig. Excessive pollination by fig wasps from a nearby caprifig tree caused the syconium to split open. Figs (or, more properly, syconia) are hollow multiple receptacles lined with numerous male and female florets. Earlier, at the flower stage, the syconium is the same shape but much smaller. Origin Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek sukon 'fig'. Definition of syconium in US English: syconium nounsīˈkōnēəmsaɪˈkoʊniəm Botany A fleshy hollow receptacle that develops into a multiple fruit, as in the fig. Example sentencesExamples Figs (or, more properly, syconia) are hollow multiple receptacles lined with numerous male and female florets. Excessive pollination by fig wasps from a nearby caprifig tree caused the syconium to split open. After flower pollination, tiny fruits develop within the syconium, which turns into the ripened fig. Earlier, at the flower stage, the syconium is the same shape but much smaller. The caprifig, whose syconia are generally considered to be inedible, is the wild fig of Asia Minor. Origin Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek sukon ‘fig’.
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