fig tree

/ˈfɪɡ tɹiː/

noun

Any tree that bears figs (Ficus spp.).

OriginMiddle English figge tre ← Old English fīctrēow →
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Meanings

nounfig tree (plural fig trees)

plural fig trees · alternative figtree

  1. Any tree that bears figs (Ficus spp.).

Origin

  1. Old Englishfīctrēow“fig tree”
  2. Middle Englishfigge tre
  3. Englishfig 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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APA

fig tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fig%20tree

MLA

“fig tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fig%20tree. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fig tree,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fig%20tree.

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