common fig

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   Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit

   Synonymsfigcommon fig treeFicus carica

   Broaderfig tree

   Narrowercaprifig

   Partsfigsyconium

Questions about common fig

What does common fig mean?

common fig means "Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit".

What is another word for common fig?

Close synonyms include fig, common fig tree, Ficus carica. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is common fig a common word?

common fig is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.