noun
fig
fihg
noun
1
A soft, sweet fruit full of tiny seeds, grown on trees or shrubs of the genus Ficus.
"She added dried figs to the salad for a touch of sweetness."
2
The tree or shrub that produces this fruit.
"They planted a fig in the corner of the garden."
How to Use Fig
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe sweet, seedy fruit of the fig tree, eaten fresh or dried.
Common pairings
dried figs
fig tree
fig leaf
Word Forms
figged past tense, figged past tense, figged past tense, figs plural, figs plural, figs singular, figs singular, figs singular
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Etymology
From Old French figue, ultimately from Latin ficus, "fig tree" — a doublet of the word "fico."