wild fig

/waɪld fɪg/

Other forms: wild figs

Definitions of wild fig

1. noun

   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. noun

   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