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    The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, together...
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  • Look up Fig, fig, fig., FIGS, or figs. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fig is the sweet edible fruit of Ficus carica, small tree cultivated in temperate...
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    Figging is the practice of inserting a piece of skinned ginger root into the human anus in order to generate an acute burning sensation. Historically...
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    Ficus (redirect from Fig tree)
    known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone. The common fig (F. carica)...
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    fiddle-leaf fig, banjo fig, fiddle-leaved fig tree, lyre leaf fig tree, or lyre-leaved fig tree, is a species of plant in the mulberry and fig family Moraceae...
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  • A fig tree is any of about 850 species of woody trees in the genus Ficus. Fig Tree or Figtree may also refer to: Common fig (Ficus carica), a tree cultivated...
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    The Mission fig (also known as Black Mission or Franciscana) is a popular variety of the edible fig (Ficus carica). It was first introduced to the United...
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    Strangler fig is the common name for a number of tropical and subtropical plant species in the genus Ficus, including those that are commonly known as...
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    Figs in the Bible include references to both the tree and its fruit in the Tanakh and the New Testament, which are sometimes symbolic. The fig tree is...
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    The fig roll or fig bar is a biscuit or cookie consisting of a rolled cake or pastry filled with fig paste. Figs are a popular snack food in most of the...
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    Fig wasps are wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea which spend their larval stage inside figs. Some are pollinators but others simply feed off the plant...
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    Ficus religiosa (redirect from Sacred Fig)
    Ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of fig native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina that belongs to Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family. It...
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    Anton Fig (born 8 August 1952), known as "The Thunder from Down Under", is a South African session drummer, perhaps best known as the drummer and second-in-command...
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    In culture, a "fig leaf" or "fig-leaf" is a literal or figurative method of obscuring an act or object considered embarrassing or distasteful with something...
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    Fig parrots (Cyclopsittini) are a small tribe of Australasian parrots in the family Psittaculidae, made up of seven species in two genera (Cyclopsitta...
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    The fig sign is a mildly obscene gesture that uses a thumb wedged in between two fingers. The gesture is most commonly used to ward off the evil eye,...
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    Ficus maclellandii (redirect from Alii fig)
    Ficus maclellandii (common name Alii fig or banana-leaf fig) is a species of fig plant native to India, Southeast Asia and China. It is an evergreen often...
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    The cursing of the fig tree is an incident reported in the Synoptic Gospels, presented in the Gospel of Mark and Gospel of Matthew as a miracle in connection...
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    The Parable of the Budding Fig Tree is a parable told by Jesus in the New Testament, found in Matthew 24:32–35, Mark 13:28–31, and Luke 21:29–33. This...
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    Like all figs, it has an obligate mutualism with fig wasps; figs are pollinated only by fig wasps, and fig wasps can reproduce only in fig flowers. The...
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    Banyan (redirect from Banyan Fig)
    A banyan, also spelled banian (/ˈbænjən/ BAN-yən), is a fig that develops accessory trunks from adjacent prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards...
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    Ficus sycomorus (redirect from Fig-mulberry)
    called the sycamore fig or the fig-mulberry (because the leaves resemble those of the mulberry), sycamore, or sycomore, is a fig species that has been...
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    Ficus auriculata (the Roxburgh fig, Elephant ear tree) is a type of fig tree, native to subtropical parts of Asia. It is noted for its big and round leaves...
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    local common names including common red stem fig, green fruited fig and variegated fig. A non strangling fig which may reach 30 metres in height. The tree...
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    Freddie Figgers (born 26.09.1989) is an American technology entrepreneur, inventor, and founder of Figgers Communication and the Figgers Foundation. Freddie...
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    Ficus benjamina (redirect from Weeping fig)
    Ficus benjamina, commonly known as weeping fig, benjamin fig or ficus tree, and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in...
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    Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in...
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    Newtons (cookie) (redirect from Fig newton)
    a cookie filled with sweet fruit paste. "Fig Newtons" are the most popular variety (fig rolls filled with fig paste). They are produced by an extrusion...
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    Ficus racemosa (redirect from Cluster Fig)
    Ficus racemosa, the cluster fig, red river fig or gular, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to Australia and tropical Asia. It...
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    Ficus microcarpa (redirect from Curtain fig)
    Chinese banyan, Malayan banyan, Indian laurel, curtain fig, or gajumaru (ガジュマル), is a tree in the fig family Moraceae. It is native in a range from China...
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