fleshy receptacle

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• syconium — /suy koh nee euhm/, n., pl. syconia / nee euh/. Bot. a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig. [1855 60; < NL < Gk sykon fig + NL ium IUM] * * * …   Universalium

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• strawberry — straw•ber•ry [[t]ˈstrɔˌbɛr i, bə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) pln the fruit of any stemless plant belonging to the genus Fragaria, of the rose family, consisting of an enlarged fleshy receptacle bearing achenes on its exterior 2) pln the plant itself • …   From formal English to slang

• syconium — sy•co•ni•um [[t]saɪˈkoʊ ni əm[/t]] n. pl. ni•a [[t] ni ə[/t]] bot a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig • Etymology: 1855–60; < NL < Gk sŷkon fig + NL ium ium II …   From formal English to slang