common fig

Thân thiện

A ripe common fig hangs from a branch in the garden.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A Mediterranean tree (Ficus carica) widely cultivated for its edible fruit, which is also known as the fig.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The common fig is a popular fruit tree in many warm climates.
  • We harvested several baskets of fruit from our common fig.

Advanced Usage

• Botanical Context: In botanical or agricultural texts, "common fig" specifies the primary cultivated species, distinguishing it from other fig species like the caprifig or Smyrna fig.
  • The common fig is unique in that some varieties can produce fruit without pollination.

Variants and Related Words

• Fig (n): The more general term for both the tree and its fruit. "Common fig" is a specific type of fig.
  • She ate a fresh fig for dessert.
• Ficus carica (n): The scientific Latin name for the common fig tree.
  • Ficus carica belongs to the mulberry family.

Synonyms

• Fig tree: A general term for trees of the genus that produce figs.
• Edible fig: Emphasizes the fruit's consumable quality.

Related Phrases

• Common fig tree: A slightly more descriptive phrase with the same meaning.
  • They planted a common fig tree in their orchard.

Học thuật

Noun

1. Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fig
• common fig tree
• Ficus carica