Main Entry: cap·ri·fig

Pronunciation: \ˈka-prə-ˌfig\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English caprifige, part translation of Latin caprificus, from capr-, caper goat + ficus fig — more at fig

Date: 15th century

: a wild fig (Ficus carica sylvestris) of southern Europe and southwestern Asia used for caprification of the cultivated fig; also : its fruit