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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan ~a, from Vulgar Latin *fica, from Latin ficus ~ tree, ~ Date: 13th century 1. an oblong or pear-shaped syconium fruit of a tree (genus Ficus ) of the mulberry family, a tree bearing ~s, a worthless trifle ; the least bit , II. noun Etymology: ~, verb, to adorn Date: 1835 dress , array , III. abbreviation ~urative; ~uratively; ~ure