syconium

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σύκον (súkon, “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.

Translations

collective fleshy fruit

Japanese: 無花果果 (いちじくか, ichijikuka)

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