Definition of fig tree Fig tree
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| fig tree - any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature | ||
| tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) | ||
| ficus, genus ficus large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees | ||
| common fig, common fig tree, ficus carica, fig fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried | ||
| ficus aurea, florida strangler fig, golden fig, strangler fig, wild fig a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas | ||
| banian tree, banyan tree, east indian fig tree, ficus bengalensis, indian banyan, banian, banyan a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India | ||
| bo tree, ficus religiosa, peepul, pipal, pipal tree, pipul, sacred fig fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists | ||
| assam rubber, ficus elastica, india-rubber fig, india-rubber plant, india-rubber tree, rubber plant large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber | ||
| ficus deltoidea, ficus diversifolia, mistletoe fig, mistletoe rubber plant shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe | ||
| botany bay fig, ficus rubiginosa, little-leaf fig, port jackson fig, rusty rig Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood | ||
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fig tree
A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
