fig tree

English

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.

Noun

fig tree (plural fig trees)

Any tree that bears figs (Ficus spp.).

Translations

fig tree — see fig

References

fig tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ficus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ficus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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