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fig wasp


fig wasp

noun

Definition of FIG WASP

: a minute wasp (Blastophaga psenes of the family Agaontidae) that breeds in the caprifig and is the agent of caprification; broadly : any wasp of the same family

First Known Use of FIG WASP

1883

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