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fig

fig

 
pronunciation:
fIg
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: any of several broad-leafed trees native to the Mediterranean that bear oblong or pear-shaped soft fruit having many small seeds, or the fruit itself.
Their figs produced less fruit than usual this year.Figs make a sweet snack, and the seeds are small and crunchy.
definition 2: any of several similar trees or fruits.
definition 3: a trivial or worthless amount; virtually nothing.
They thought his invention wasn't worth a fig.
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