n.
Pronunciation: ' fig
Function: 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 family b : a tree bearing figs especially : a widely cultivated tree ( F. carica ) that produces edible figs
2 : a worthless trifle : the least bit <doesn't care a fig >
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