"fig tree" meaning in English

See fig tree in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪɡ tɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-fig tree.wav Forms: fig trees [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English figge tre, a partial calque of fike tre, fictre, fic-treow, from Old English fīctrēow (“fig tree”), equivalent to fig + tree. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|figge tre}} Middle English figge tre, {{inh|en|ang|fīctrēow|t=fig tree}} Old English fīctrēow (“fig tree”), {{af|en|fig|tree}} fig + tree Head templates: {{en-noun}} fig tree (plural fig trees)
  1. Any tree that bears figs (Ficus spp.). Categories (lifeform): Fig trees Synonyms: figtree
    Sense id: en-fig_tree-en-noun-UqLXdw~g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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