fig
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- noun
- /fɪg/
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- We planted a new fig tree in our backyard to enjoy its sweet fruit.
- fig tree
- fig species
- fig pollinators
But no one told the fig tree or the immigrants.
- But no one told the fig tree or the immigrants.
- And now you can grow lemon, avocado, olive or fig trees.
- And then I also did bring home a fiddle leaf fig.
- Don't shave it down all the way to the to the heartwood of the of the of the fig cutting.
- He said when you see the fig tree start to blossom, you know it's spring Even so you know summer is near.
Examples
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Before going up to Flaherty's house, Diehl sat under the big fig tree on Anacapa Street.
Fiction book (1998) -
In the school, there was a tennis court and the fig tree was still there.
Academic text (1995) -
We shall plant your fig tree in the new land.
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Can you put the fig tree there?
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So these are the fig starts that I took last year off of the tall one.
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This is the green one, this is the green fig and I love this scent.
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I saw you when you were under the fig tree before Philip called you.
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When we were children, we once lived in a house with a fig tree in the backyard.
Fiction book (1993) -
Several varieties of fig trees were heavy with fruit for the first time since 1995.
Academic text (2003) -
He said when you see the fig tree start to blossom, you know it's spring Even so you know summer is near.
Synonyms
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A tree that grows sweet pear-shaped fruit you can eat
A Mediterranean tree that makes sweet edible figs
A tree from warm regions that grows small sweet fruit eaten fresh or dried
A small Mediterranean tree that produces sweet edible figs
Compounds
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A tropical tree that begins life on another tree then grows around and often kills it
- Australian
A small edible blue fruit from an Australian tree with soft flesh and one seed
- Australian
A large Australian fig tree with big leaves and wide branches often planted for shade or as a garden tree
- US
A prickly plant with large white or yellow flowers that grows in warm parts of America
- South African
A small plant from South Africa with bright pink or white flowers often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A large tree that starts on another tree and grows roots that wrap and cover the host
- Australian
An Australian tree with small leaves often grown for gardens and brushwood
- Specialized
A small tropical tree grown as a houseplant with thick waxy round leaves
A large tree with wide branches from Africa and southwest Asia that grows small edible figs
- NSFW
A low plant with thick, fleshy leaves and sweet edible fruit from South Africa
- NSFW
A low plant with thick leaves that grows on coastal sand and has edible fruit
- Archaic
A big tropical tree with large shiny leaves grown indoors and once used to make rubber
- Indian
A large fig tree from India that people in Buddhism and Hinduism consider holy
- Australian
A large Australian tree with wide branches and roots that hang down, often planted for shade
- South African
A large spreading tree from Africa and Asia that makes small edible but not very tasty figs
- South African
A low plant from South Africa with thick leaves that makes small edible fruit
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fig comes from Latin ficus, which meant 'fig tree', so imagine a big fig tree giving shade and fruit to remember the word for the tree.