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fig


Definition: Meaning of, fig in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɪɡ /

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  1. a soft sweet fruit with a lot of small seeds, often eaten dried, or the tree on which this fruit grows
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  2. not give a fig/not care a fig (about/for something/somebody) old-fashioned informal to not be at all concerned about or interested in something or someone
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FIG


Definition: Meaning of, FIG in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɪg /

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FIG figs
  1. a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi
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    Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya, Libyan Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Group
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FIG used in phrases

  • Botany Bay fig (noun)
    1. australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood
  • East Indian fig tree (noun)
    1. east Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
  • Florida strangler fig (noun)
    1. a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
  • Hottentot fig (noun)
    1. low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
  • Hottentot's fig (noun)
    1. low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
  • India-rubber fig (noun)
    1. large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  • Port Jackson fig (noun)
    1. australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood
  • blue fig (noun)
    1. the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree
    2. australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
  • common fig (noun)
    1. mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
  • common fig tree (noun)
    1. mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
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