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Fig parrot — Edward s Fig Parrot Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
fig — fig1 [fig] n. [ME fige < OFr < VL * fica, for L ficus, fig tree, fig] 1. the hollow, pear shaped false fruit (syconium) of the fig tree, with sweet, pulpy flesh containing numerous tiny, seedlike true fruits (achenes) 2. any of a genus… … English World dictionary
Fig Records — is a record label founded in the summer of 2005 by Sara Saljoughi. Initially based in Montreal, it has been located in Toronto since September 2006. The first release on the label was an EP of folkish psychedelia by Toronto group The Saffron Sect … Wikipedia
fig marigold — fig′ mar igold n. pln any of various plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, of the carpetweed family, having showy flowers • Etymology: 1725–35 … From formal English to slang
fig marigold — n. any of a genus (Mesembryanthemum) of fleshy plants of the carpetweed family, with showy flowers, grown in warm, dry climates … English World dictionary
fig wasp — n. any of a family (Agaonidae) of small wasps living in certain figs, esp. a wasp (Blastophaga psenes) active in the pollination of certain cultivated strains … English World dictionary
Fig wasp — Taxobox name = Fig wasps |220px image caption = Blastophaga psenes regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Chalcidoidea familia = Agaonidae subdivision ranks = Subfamilies… … Wikipedia
fig — fig1 /fig/, n. 1. any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, esp. a small tree, F. carica, native to southwestern Asia, bearing a turbinate or pear shaped fruit that is eaten fresh, preserved, or dried. 2. the fruit… … Universalium
fig wasp — noun : a minute insect (Blastophaga psenes) of the family Agaontidae that breeds in the caprifig and is important as the agent in the process of caprification; broadly : an insect of the family Agaontidae * * * a chalcid wasp, Blastophaga psenes … Useful english dictionary
fig wasp — a chalcid wasp, Blastophaga psenes, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, that pollinates figs, usually of the Smyrna variety. [1880 85] * * * ▪ insect also called fig insect any of about 900 species of tiny wasps responsible for… … Universalium
