fig-tree

  • 51fig — fig1 /fig/, n. 1. any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, esp. a small tree, F. carica, native to southwestern Asia, bearing a turbinate or pear shaped fruit that is eaten fresh, preserved, or dried. 2. the fruit… …

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  • 52Tree of life — For other uses, see Tree of life (disambiguation). An 1847 depiction of the Norse Yggdrasil as described in the Icelandic Prose Edda by Oluf Olufsen Bagge The concept of a tree of life, a many branched tree illustrating the idea that all life on… …

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  • 53Fig wasp — Taxobox name = Fig wasps |220px image caption = Blastophaga psenes regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Chalcidoidea familia = Agaonidae subdivision ranks = Subfamilies… …

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  • 54Fig —    First mentioned in Gen. 3:7. The fig tree is mentioned (Deut. 8:8) as one of the valuable products of Palestine. It was a sign of peace and prosperity (1 Kings 4:25; Micah 4:4; Zech. 3:10). Figs were used medicinally (2 Kings 20:7), and… …

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  • 55fig — I. /fɪg / (say fig) noun 1. Also, fig tree. any tree or shrub of the moraceous genus Ficus, especially a small tree, F. carica, native to south western Asia, bearing a turbinate or pear shaped fruit which is eaten fresh or preserved or dried. 2.… …

  • 56Tree — For other uses, see Tree (disambiguation). Trees on a mountain in northern Utah during early autumn …

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  • 57fig — I. noun Etymology: Middle English fige, from Anglo French, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin *fica, from Latin ficus fig tree, fig Date: 13th century 1. a. an oblong or pear shaped syconium fruit of a tree (genus Ficus) of the mulberry… …

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  • 58FIG — 1. n. 1 a a soft pear shaped fruit with many seeds, eaten fresh or dried. b (in full fig tree) any deciduous tree of the genus Ficus, esp. F. carica, having broad leaves and bearing figs. 2 a valueless thing (don t care a fig for). Phrases and… …

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  • 59fig — 1. n. 1 a a soft pear shaped fruit with many seeds, eaten fresh or dried. b (in full fig tree) any deciduous tree of the genus Ficus, esp. F. carica, having broad leaves and bearing figs. 2 a valueless thing (don t care a fig for). Phrases and… …

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  • 60fig — [[t]fɪ̱g[/t]] figs 1) N COUNT A fig is a soft sweet fruit that grows in hot countries. It is full of tiny seeds and is often eaten dried. 2) N COUNT A fig or a fig tree is a tree on which figs grow. 3) PHRASE: with brd neg, V inflects, oft PHR… …

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