Main Entry:

¹fig

Pronunciation:

\ˈfig\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English fige, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin *fica, from Latin ficus fig tree, fig

Date:

13th century

1 a: an oblong or pear-shaped syconium fruit of a tree (genus Ficus) of the mulberry family b: a tree bearing figs ; especially : a widely cultivated tree (F. carica) that produces edible figs2: a worthless trifle : the least bit <doesn't care a fig>

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