Etymology

fig tree

Today it means: Any tree that bears figs (Ficus spp.). Full definition →

Middle English figge tre ← Old English fīctrēow
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfīctrēow“fig tree”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfigge tre
  3. English todayfig tree

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

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