SYCOCERYL
Syc`o*ce"ryl, n. Etym: [Gr. -yl.] (Chem.)
Defn: A radical, of the aromatic series, regarded as an essential ingredient of certain compounds found in the waxy resin of an Australian species of fig.
SYCOCK
Sy"cock, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
SYCONES
Sy*co"nes, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of calcareous sponges.
Note: They usually resemble a fig, being vase-shaped with a fringed opening at the summit. The feeding cells are in ampullæ connected with radial tubes in the thickened walls of the body.
SYCONIUM; SYCONUS
Sy*co"ni*um, Sy*co"nus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig.
SYCOPHANCY
Syc"o*phan*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. L. sycophantia deceit, Gr.