little-leaf fig

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   Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood

   SynonymsPort Jackson figrusty rigBotany Bay figFicus rubiginosa

   Broaderfig tree

Questions about little-leaf fig

What does little-leaf fig mean?

little-leaf fig means "Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood".

What is another word for little-leaf fig?

Close synonyms include Port Jackson fig, rusty rig, Botany Bay fig, Ficus rubiginosa. 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 little-leaf fig a common word?

little-leaf 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.