1. sycamore fig thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore
  2. common fig Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
  3. genus Musophaga type genus of the Musophagidae
  4. Musophaga type genus of the Musophagidae
  5. come of age reach a certain age that marks a transition to maturity
  6. zygomorphic capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis
  7. gymnosophical of or relating to gymnosophy
  8. Cimicifuga small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane
  9. gymnosophy the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation
  10. 1 Kings the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
  11. 2 Kings the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
  12. genus Phoca type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals
  13. mitsvah (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty
  14. calcific involving or resulting from calcification
  15. phycomycosis any fungal infection caused by fungi of the Phycomycetes group
  16. vacuum gauge a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure
  17. phacoemulsification extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube
  18. circumnavigate travel completely around something
  19. compulsive caused by an irrational motive for repetitive actions
  20. vacuum bag a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner

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