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a
: an oblong or pear-shaped syconium fruit of a tree (genus Ficus) of the mulberry family
b
: a tree bearing figs : a ficus tree
especially
: a widely cultivated tree (F. carica) that produces edible figs see also strangler fig, weeping fig compare banyan, peepul, rubber plant
2
: a worthless trifle : the least bit
doesn't care a fig
figurative; figuratively; figure
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Noun (1)
they choose to live modestly and don't seem to give a fig for the trappings of success
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
Root knot nematodes live in the soil and feed on fig roots.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
On the other side of the chapel was the swimming pool, surrounded by fig and plum trees and a wire fence vined with grapes, and a kind of galilee that looked out over the foothills of the Pyrenees.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Season after season, our yard’s stars—the crepe myrtle, the fig tree, and the tea olive—reminded me of the unique beauty of a Southern landscape.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Few fruits are as rewarding to grow as figs.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
Root knot nematodes live in the soil and feed on fig roots.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
On the other side of the chapel was the swimming pool, surrounded by fig and plum trees and a wire fence vined with grapes, and a kind of galilee that looked out over the foothills of the Pyrenees.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Season after season, our yard’s stars—the crepe myrtle, the fig tree, and the tea olive—reminded me of the unique beauty of a Southern landscape.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fig
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“Fig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fig. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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fig
1 of 2 noun1
: an oblong or pear-shaped fruit that is a syconium
especially
: the edible fruit of a widely cultivated tree (Ficus carica) that has laxative qualities
2
: any of a genus (Ficus) of trees of the mulberry family that produce figs
fig
2 of 2 abbreviation
figure
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