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Definition of Common fig
1. Noun. Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit.
Terms within: Fig, Syconium
Generic synonyms: Fig Tree
Specialized synonyms: Caprifig, Ficus Carica Sylvestris
Lexicographical Neighbors of Common Fig
Literary usage of Common fig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Common Invertebrate Animals: Exclusive of Insects by Henry Sherring Pratt (1916)
"Long Island Sound to Labrador, in rather deep water towards the south, but in
shallow water towards the north; common. Fig. 826 Margarita <,b- scura (Tryon) ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"Besides the common fig, many species yield edible fruits, although none of them are
... That of the common fig produces a burning sensation on the tongue. ..."
3. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by William Jackson Hooker (1850)
"We have seen in the branches of the common Fig, Ficus Carica, a copious medulla,
very much resembling, in its texture and pure whiteness, ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The ancients, after soaking it in water, preserved it like the common fig.
The porous wood is only fit for fuel. The sacred fig, peepul, or bo, ..."
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