fig 1 (f g)n. 1. a. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Ficus, especially F. carica, native to the Mediterranean region and widely cultivated for its edible multiple fruit. b. The sweet, hollow, pear-shaped, multiple fruit of this plant, having numerous tiny seedlike fruits. 2. a. Any of several plants bearing similar fruit. b. The fruit of such a plant. 3. A trivial or contemptible amount: not worth a fig; didn't care a fig. [Middle English, from Old French figue, from Old Provençal figa, from Vulgar Latin *f  ca, from Latin fcus.] |
| fig 2 (fg) n. 1. Dress; array: in full fig. 2. Physical condition; shape: in fine fig. [Perhaps from fig, to trot out a horse in lively condition, dress up, variant of feague, to make a horse lively, probably from Dutch vegen, to brush, from Middle Dutch v  ghen.] |
fig1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any moraceous tree or shrub of the tropical and subtropical genus Ficus, in which the flowers are borne inside a pear-shaped receptacle
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of any of these trees, esp of F. carica, which develops from the receptacle and has sweet flesh containing numerous seedlike structures
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various plants or trees having a fruit similar to this
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
Hottentot or sour fig a succulent plant, Mesembryanthemum edule, of southern Africa, having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp: family Aizoaceae
5. (used with a negative) something of negligible value; jot I don't care a fig for your opinion
6. Also feg Dialect a piece or segment from an orange
7. Also called fico an insulting gesture made with the thumb between the first two fingers or under the upper teeth
[from Old French figue, from Old Provençal figa, from Latin fīcus fig tree]
fig2 Slang
vb figs, figging, figged (tr)
1. (foll by out or up) to dress (up) or rig (out)
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) to administer stimulating drugs to (a horse)
n
1. dress, appearance, or array (esp in the phrase in full fig)
2. physical condition or form in bad fig
[C17 feague, of uncertain origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fig - a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"illustration - artwork that helps make something clear or attractive |
| 2. |  fig - Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruitfig - fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried fig tree - any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature caprifig, Ficus carica sylvestris - wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs syconium - the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets | |
| 3. | FIG - a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya, Libyan Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Group act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear Libya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum | |
| 4. | fig - fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh common fig, common fig tree, Ficus carica, fig - Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit |
Translations
fig [fɪg]
A. N
fig
n fig [fig]
a type of soft pear-shaped fruit, often eaten dried. vy تين смокиня fík figne die Feige σύκο higo viigimari انجیر viikuna figue תְאֵנָה अंजीर smokva (plod) füge(fa) buah ara fíkja fico いちぢく 무화과 figa vīģe buah ara vijg fiken figa figo smochină инжир figa figa smokva fikon ต้นไม้หรือผลตระกูลมะเดื่อ ไทร และกร่าง incir 無花果 фіга, інжир انجیر ، ناشپاتی جیسا پھل quả vả; quả sung 无花果
fig → تين fík figen Feige σύκο higo viikuna figue smokva fico イチジク 무화과 vijg fiken figa figo фиговое дерево fikon ต้นหรือผลตระกูลมะเดื่อ incir quả vả 无花果
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