|
|
Definition of Port Jackson fig
1. Noun. Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood.
Generic synonyms: Fig Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Port Jackson Fig
Literary usage of Port Jackson fig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forestry Handbook by R. Dalrymple Hay, Joseph Henry Maiden (1917)
"In Lord Howe Island a fig looked upon by some botanists as specifically identical
with our Port Jackson fig is called the Banyan, as its aerial roots ..."
2. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1908)
"Sydney, the capital and the oldest city in Australia, founded in 1788, on one of
the coves of Port Jackson, FIG. 2^9. ..."
3. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales by Royal Society of New South Wales (1901)
"Picus rubiginosa, Desf., "Port Jackson fig." This fig, like others of the genus,
exudes a juice when the bark is wounded. It is put to no useful purpose. ..."
Other Resources:
