Indian fig
noun
Definition of Indian fig
1 : banyan
2 [2Indian 2] a : any of several plants of the genus Opuntia: such as (1) : a tropical American prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) (2) : an eastern North American prickly pear (Opuntia compressa) b : the edible acid fruit of one of these plants
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2Indian 1
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