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  • 51fig — fig1 noun 1》 a soft pear shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds. 2》 (also fig tree) the deciduous tree or shrub which bears figs. [Ficus carica.]     ↘used in names of related plants, e.g. strangling fig. Phrases not give (or… …

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  • 52fig — UK [fɪɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms fig : singular fig plural figs a soft fruit with purple or green skin and a lot of small seeds inside. It grows on a fig tree. • not give a fig about/for something British informal old fashioned to not… …

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  • 53fig-bird — noun greenish yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits • Hypernyms: ↑Old World oriole, ↑oriole • Member Holonyms: ↑Sphecotheres, ↑genus Sphecotheres * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several largely greenish yellow… …

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  • 54Fig wart — Wart Wart, n. [OE. werte, AS. wearte; akin to D. wrat, G. warze, OHG. warza, Icel. varta, Sw. v[*a]rta, Dan. vorte; perh. orig., a growth, and akin to E. wort; or cf. L. verruca wart.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Med.) A small, usually hard, tumor on the… …

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  • 55fig leaf — noun a) A leaf of the fig plant. b) A representation of leaf of a fig plant used to cover the genitals of a nude figure in a work of art (alluding to Genesis iii 7, in which Adam and Eve use fig leaves to hide their nakedness) …

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  • 56fig — Ficus, the partially dried fruit of Ficus carica (family Moraceae); used as a nutrient, mild laxative, and demulcent. [L. ficus; A.S. fic] * * * Flosequinan Investigator Group * * * fig abbr figure fig fig n 1) an oblong or pear shaped fruit that …

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  • 57fig marigold — Marigold Mar i*gold, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and the cultivated species of {Tagetes}. [1913 Webster] Note: There are several yellow… …

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  • 58fig leaf — noun Date: 14th century 1. the leaf of a fig tree 2. [from the use by Adam and Eve of fig leaves to cover their nakedness after eating the forbidden fruit (Genesis 3:7)] something that conceals or camouflages usually inadequately or dishonestly …

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  • 59fig — noun a) A tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics and produces a fruit of the same name. b) The fruit of the fig, pear shaped and containing many small seeds …

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  • 60Fig Tree Court —    1) South out of Barbican, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677 Elmes, 1831).     Fig tree Alley in Hatton, 1708.    The site is now occupied by Australian Avenue (q.v.).    2) On the east side of Inner Temple Lane, and west side of… …

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