fig tree

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Etymology

From Middle English figge tre, a partial calque of fike tre, fictre, fic-treow, from Old English fīctrēow (“fig tree”), equivalent to fig +‎ tree.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪɡ tɹiː/
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Noun

fig tree (plural fig trees)

  1. Any tree that bears figs (Ficus spp.).

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