fig tree

Meaning

Any tree that bears figs (Ficus spp.).

Synonyms

fig

edible fig

banyan tree

common fig

brevo

fig-tree

fiku

Translations

figuier

higuera

Feigenbaum

fico

ficus

Feige

figueira

ficaia

vijgeboom

higo

figuera

συκιά

vijg

Ficus carica

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪɡ tɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: figge tre

Inherited from Old English: fīctrēow

In summary

From Middle English figge tre, a partial calque of fike tre, fictre, fic-treow, from Old English fīctrēow (“fig tree”), equivalent to fig + tree.