'Sycones' definitions:

Definition of 'Sycones'

From: GCIDE
  • Sycones \Sy*co"nes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fig.] (Zool.) A division of calcareous sponges. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: They usually resemble a fig, being vase-shaped with a fringed opening at the summit. The feeding cells are in ampullae connected with radial tubes in the thickened walls of the body. [1913 Webster] Syconium