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 figs
2 : a worthless trifle : the least bit <doesn't care a fig>

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