caprifig
- noun
- /ˈkæprɪˌfɪg/
- Specialized
:
higo caprifig
- Without a caprifig, certain fig varieties will not produce edible fruit.
Examples
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The grove included a single caprifig to ensure the pollination of the main crop.
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The caprifig is essential for pollinating many cultivated fig varieties.
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Farmers sometimes plant caprifigs near their orchards to increase fig yields.
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Farmers often plant caprifigs alongside their fig trees.
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Farmers sometimes plant caprifigs near their orchards to increase fig yields.
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Without a caprifig, certain fig varieties will not produce edible fruit.
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The grove included a single caprifig to ensure the pollination of the main crop.
Synonyms
A wild fig tree often planted near orchards to help pollination
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caprifig comes from old Italian and Latin parts that mean 'goat' and 'fig', namely capra 'goat' and ficus 'fig'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a 'goat fig', a wild fig often found where goats are, and today a caprifig is the wild fig used to help pollinate and make fruit on farm fig trees.
