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SYCONIUM [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

The fruit of a fig, consisting of an entire ripened inflorescence with a hollow, inverted receptacle bearing flowers internally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
CONT

Chez les Ficus [figuiers], les minuscules fleurs sont enfermées à l'intérieur de l'axe de l'inflorescence en forme de coupe, formant un sycone qui s'ouvre par une étroite ostiole.

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