rusty fig

noun

: a fig (Ficus rubiginosa) having rusty hairs on twigs, buds, petioles, and lower leaf surfaces

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for rusty fig

• whirligig
• big
• brig
• brigg
• dig
• gig
• jig
• mig
• pig
• prig
• rig
• sprig