noun
fig (fruit); syconium
Botanical term for the fig fruit, specifically the syconium (the fleshy receptacle containing many tiny flowers). In everyday language, イチジク (無花果) is more common.
無花果果は、花が内側に咲く特殊な果実です。
The syconium is a special fruit where flowers bloom on the inside.
いちじくかはイチジクの正式な果実の名称だ。
Ichijikuka is the formal name for the fig fruit.
Kanji spelling for the common fig; 無花果果 adds an extra 果 to specify the fruit itself.
Compound of 無花果 (ichijiku, 'fig') + 果 (ka, 'fruit'). The spelling 無花果 is ateji for the fig, and the additional 果 clarifies the fruit aspect.