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syconium

/saɪˈkəʊ.ni.əm/

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noun

/saɪˈkəʊ.ni.əm/C2formalscientific
  • ruБотанический термин для мясистого, полого, сложного плода фигового дерева, который содержит множество мелких плодиков внутри увеличенного цветоложа.

A botanical term for the fleshy, hollow, multiple fruit of the fig tree, which contains numerous small fruitlets inside an enlarged receptacle.

  1. Botanical structureC2formal

    A type of fruit where the flowers and seeds grow inside a fleshy, hollow receptacle, characteristic of fig trees.

    ruСиконий

    • The syconium of a fig is often mistaken for a single fruit.
    • Botanists study the syconium to understand fig wasp pollination.
    • Each syconium contains many tiny flowers inside its fleshy wall.

    Synonymsfig

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  • syconia's possessive plural form
  • syconium's possessive singular form