common fig

/ˌkɑmən fɪg/

Other forms: common figs

Definitions of common fig

1. noun

   Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
   synonyms: Ficus carica, common fig tree, fig

   types:

   Ficus carica sylvestris, caprifig

   wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs

   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