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syconium

sy·co·nium

uncommon

noun

1.

the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets

Origin

From New Latin sȳconium, from Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + -ium.

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