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fig

[fig] / fɪg /
NOUN
multiple fruit
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NOUN
tinker's damn
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You’ll never look at fig leaves the same way after reading this hilarious, whipsmart and sometimes painful novel.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The backyard includes tiger fig trees, apple trees, and other edible plantings surrounding a swimming pool designed for year-round Southern California living.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Add a dollop or two of fig jam.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

A wipe-out, without any straws to clutch at or fig leaves to hide behind.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Ever since then, I couldn’t stop thinking that I might be eating dead wasps when I ate a fig.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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