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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

Heidegger’s noble guests cavorted as milkmaids, chimney sweeps, gypsies, “Indian kings” and even a “nude” Adam wearing a body stocking and fig leaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

We sent out free goat cheese croquets with fresh fig jam to every person who came in to eat.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya


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