mulberry fig

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• mulberry fig — noun thick branched wide spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary

• mulberry fig — šilkmedinis fikusas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šilkmedinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaisinis augalas (Ficus sycomorus), paplitęs Afrikoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ficus cocculifolia; Ficus gnaphalocarpa; Ficus sycomorus;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• fig tree — noun any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑fig, ↑common fig, ↑common fig tree, ↑Ficus carica, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Mulberry (plant) — Mulberry generally refers to one of various deciduous trees in the genus Morus. Mulberry may also refer to: Chinese mulberry (disambiguation) Indian mulberry (disambiguation) Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera, syn. Morus papyrifera) Ficus… …   Wikipedia

• mulberry — [mul′ber΄ē, mul′bər ē] n. pl. mulberries [ME mulberie, dissimilated var. of murberie < OE morberie < L morum, mulberry, blackberry < IE base * moro , blackberry (> Gr moron, mulberry, blackberry) + OE berie,BERRY] 1. any of a genus… …   English World dictionary

• fig — fig1 [fig] n. [ME fige < OFr < VL * fica, for L ficus, fig tree, fig] 1. the hollow, pear shaped false fruit (syconium) of the fig tree, with sweet, pulpy flesh containing numerous tiny, seedlike true fruits (achenes) 2. any of a genus… …   English World dictionary

• fig — fig1 /fig/, n. 1. any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, esp. a small tree, F. carica, native to southwestern Asia, bearing a turbinate or pear shaped fruit that is eaten fresh, preserved, or dried. 2. the fruit… …   Universalium

• mulberry family — the plant family Moraceae, characterized by deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having simple, alternate leaves, often milky sap, dense clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a fleshy berry, usually hollow in… …   Universalium

• mulberry family — noun trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis • Syn: ↑Moraceae, ↑family Moraceae • Derivationally related forms: ↑moraceous (for: ↑Moraceae) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• fig — I. noun Etymology: Middle English fige, from Anglo French, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin *fica, from Latin ficus fig tree, fig Date: 13th century 1. a. an oblong or pear shaped syconium fruit of a tree (genus Ficus) of the mulberry… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fig — I [[t]fɪg[/t]] n. 1) pln any tree or shrub of the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, bearing syconia as its fruit 2) pln the turbinate or pear shaped fruit of such a tree or shrub 3) a contemptibly trifling amount; the least bit: Their help… …   From formal English to slang