syco- (Greek > Latin: fig).sycoceric:
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the waxy resin of an Australian species of fig, Ficus rubiginosa.
sycomancy:
Divination by means of figs or fig-leaves.
sycomore, sycamore:
A species of fig-tree, Ficus Sycomorus, common in Egypt, Syria, and other countries, and having leaves somewhat resembling those of the mulberry.
syconium:
In botany, fleshy fruit with the ovaries borne in a hollow receptacle, as in the fig.
sycophancy, sycophant, sycophantic:
1. Flatterer, servile flattery; toady.
2. One who attempts to progress or win favor by flattering influential people. 3. Its literal meaning is, "fig shower". No one can give a valid explanation as to how the expression "fig shower" came to denote an informer or flatterer in Greek. sycosis:
1. In medicine, a skin disease marked by inflammation of the hair follicles, especially of the beard.
2. A kind of ulcer on the eyelids. Said to be an "ulcer resembling a fig". |