n (a fig)
81fig|ur|ine — «FIHG yuh REEN», noun. a small ornamental figure made of stone, pottery, metal, or other material; statuette. ╂[< French figurine < Italian figurina (diminutive) < figura figure, learned borrowing from Latin figūra; see etym. under… …
82fig|wort — «FIHG WURT», noun. 1. any one of a genus of tall, coarse herbs with small, greenish purple or yellow, bell shaped flowers, divided into two lips, that have a disagreeable odor. 2. any similar plant …
83Fig Newton — The Fig Newton is a brand of fig bar (in Europe, fig roll), cookie pastry filled with fig jam. A trademarked product of Nabisco, Fig Newtons originated in the United States and have since spread across the world. Their unusual shape is a… …
84fig — cap·ri·fig; con·fig·u·ral; con·fig·u·rate; con·fig·u·ra·tion·al; con·fig·u·ra·tion·ism; dis·fig·ure·ment; dis·fig·ur·er; dis·fig·ur·ing·ly; ef·fig·ial; ef·fig·i·ate; fig; fig·ging; fig·gy; fig·ment; Fig; fig·ur·able; fig·ur·al; fig·u·rant;… …
85Fig 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… …
86fig — 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… …
87fig wasp — a chalcid wasp, Blastophaga psenes, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, that pollinates figs, usually of the Smyrna variety. [1880 85] * * * ▪ insect also called fig insect any of about 900 species of tiny wasps responsible for… …
88fig tree — noun any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑fig, ↑common fig, ↑common fig tree, ↑Ficus carica, ↑ …
89Fig Island — Infobox nrhp | name =Fig Island nrhp type = nhl caption = nearest city= Rockville, South Carolina locmapin = South Carolina area = architect= Unknown architecture= No Style Listed designated= March 29, 2007cite… …
90Fig leaf — A fig leaf is the covering up of an act or an object that is embarrassing or disagreeable. The term is a metaphorical reference to the Biblical Book of Genesis, in which Adam and Eve used fig leaves to cover their nakedness after eating the fruit …
