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Common fig   /kˈɑmən fɪg/   Listen
Common fig

noun
1.
Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit.  Synonyms: common fig tree, Ficus carica, fig.



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... technical title bestowed on account of a fancied resemblance in the parts of the flower to the instruments of Christ's sufferings and death. And it is said to have received its generic name on account of its foliage somewhat resembling that of the common fig. A great authority on the botany of India suggested that it was originally introduced from the district of Papaya, in Peru, and that "papaw" is merely a corruption of that name. The tree is, as a rule, unbranched, and somewhat palm-like ...
— The Confessions of a Beachcomber • E J Banfield



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