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caprifig — [kap′rə fig΄] n. [< L caprificus, wild fig < caper (see CAPRIOLE) + ficus, fig] the wild fig (Ficus carica var. sylvestris) growing mainly in S Europe and the Near East and used in caprification … English World dictionary
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] * *… … Universalium
caprifig — noun a) A fig tree which produces both male and female flowers and is used to fertilize the female trees of the species. b) The accessory fruit of this tree, which is considered inedible by humans. See Also: caprify … Wiktionary
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
caprifig — n. wild fig … Dictionary of difficult words
caprifig — noun wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs • Syn: ↑Ficus carica sylvestris • Hypernyms: ↑fig, ↑common fig, ↑common fig tree, ↑Ficus carica … Useful english dictionary
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
wild fig — noun 1. a West Indies clusia having fig shaped fruit • Syn: ↑Clusia flava • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Clusia 2. a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick… … Useful english dictionary
Ficus — Taxobox name = Ficus image width = 240px image caption = Sycamore Fig, Ficus sycomorus regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Rosidae unranked ordo = Eurosids I ordo = Rosales familia = Moraceae genus =… … Wikipedia
