Indian fig
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Noun
Indian fig (plural Indian figs)
- Certain species of Asian fig
- Ficus benghalensis, a species of banyan tree also known as East Indian fig.
- Synonym of cluster fig (Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae)
- (archaic) Certain prickly pears (genus Opuntia), in family Cactaceae:
- 1809, James Grey Jackson, An Account of the Empire of Marocco, page 77:
- The Indian fig is very different from other figs; when ripe, it is of an oval form, and of a colour inclining to yellow; it has a thick succulent rind, so covered with fine sharp prickles, as to render gloves, or some other substitute necessary, when peeling it.
- Opuntia ficus-indica, a species of cactus also known as Indian fig opuntia.
- Opuntia humifusa, a species of cactus also known as eastern prickly pear.
Translations
prickly pear — see prickly pear
References
- “Indian fig”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Indian fig”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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