syconium

noun

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

Roots

sykonsycon- · Greek · fig ion-ium · Greek · diminutive/nominal suffix

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The word syconium breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: sycon, from Greek sykon (“fig”); and -ium, from Greek ion (“diminutive/nominal suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.