caprifig

caprifig
/kap"reuh fig'/, n.
1. the wild fig, Ficus carica, bearing an inedible fruit used in pollination of the edible fig.
2. the fruit itself.
[1350-1400; ME < L caprificus the wild fig tree, lit., the goat-fig, equiv. to capri- CAPRI + ficus FIG1]

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  • caprifig — cap·ri·fig …   English syllables

  • caprifig — cap•ri•fig [[t]ˈkæp rəˌfɪg[/t]] n. pln the wild fig, Ficus carica, bearing an inedible fruit used in pollination of the edible fig • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L caprifīcus lit., the goat fig =capri (see Capricorn) +fīcus fig I …   From formal English to slang

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  • caprification — [kap΄rə fi kā′shən] n. 〚L caprificatio, fertilization of figs by the pollination of the gall wasp < caprificare, to fertilize figs (by this process) < caprificus: see CAPRIFIG〛 the pollination of certain cultivated figs through the transfer to… …   Universalium

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