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fig (1)

fig [ fig ] (plural figs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sweet-tasting fruit: a pear-shaped fruit with sweet flesh and many seeds, often preserved or dried

2. tree: a tree that produces figs. Native to: tropical and subtropical regions.  Latin name Ficus carica.

[13th century. Via Old French figue< Latin ficus]

not give or care a fig for somebody or something not to care about somebody or something at all

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