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fig

1. fig \'fig\ n [ME fige, fr. OF, fr. OProv figa fr. (assumed) VL fica, fr. 
   L] ficus fig tree, fig 1a: an oblong or pear-shaped fruit that is a 
   syconium  1b: any of a genus (Ficus) of trees of the mulberry family 
   bearing fr uits that are syconia; esp : a widely cultivated tree (F. 
   carica) that produces edible figs 2: a contemptible worthless trifle {not 
   worth a ~} 
2. fig n [fig (to adorn)] : DRESS, ARRAY