CAPRIFIG


Meaning of CAPRIFIG in English

Pronunciation: ' ka-pr ə - ˌ fig

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English caprifige, part translation of Latin caprificus, from capr-, caper goat + ficus fig ― more at FIG

Date: 15th century

: a wild fig ( Ficus carica sylvestris ) of southern Europe and southwestern Asia used for caprification of the cultivated fig also : its fruit

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