noun
Meaning 1
Any tree that bears figs (Ficus spp.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
fig tree
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/ˈfɪɡ tɹiː/
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noun
Meaning 2
any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: tree
Narrower terms: fig, common fig, common fig tree, Ficus carica, golden fig, Florida strangler fig, strangler fig, wild fig, Ficus aurea, banyan, banyan tree, banian, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, pipal, pipal tree, pipul, peepul, sacred fig, bo tree, Ficus religiosa, India-rubber tree, India-rubber plant, India-rubber fig, rubber plant, Assam rubber, Ficus elastica, mistletoe fig, mistletoe rubber plant, Ficus diversifolia, Ficus deltoidea, Port Jackson fig, rusty rig, little-leaf fig, Botany Bay fig, Ficus rubiginosa, sycamore, sycamore fig, mulberry fig, Ficus sycomorus
History
Etymology
From Middle English figge tre, a partial calque of fike tre, fictre, fic-treow, from Old English fīctrēow (“fig tree”), equivalent to fig + tree.