Etymology

dye fig

Today it means: Ficus tinctoria, a species of fig tree. Full definition →

translingual Ficus tinctoria
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  1. translingual · calque ofFicus tinctoria
  2. English todaydye fig

Calque of translingual Ficus tinctoria (literally “dyeing-fig”). By surface analysis, dye + fig.

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