fig
The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
Other meanings
A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.
Related words
- figgery
- go fig
- in full fig
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "fīcus" (fig tree).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “fig” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.