eleme figs

plural noun

el·​e·​me figs

variants or elemi figs

ˈeləmē-

: Smyrna figs of superior quality packed flat

Word History

Etymology

Turkish eleme selected, sifted

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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