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wild fig

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: wild fig

1
 n
a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
2
 n
a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: wild fig
1

n a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas

Synonyms:
Ficus aurea, Florida strangler fig, golden fig, strangler fig
Type of:
fig tree
any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature
2

n a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit

Synonyms:
Clusia flava
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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