HyperDic: fig

English > 4 senses of the word fig / FIG:
NOUNcommunicationfig, figurea diagram or picture illustrating textual material
plantfig, common fig, common fig tree, Ficus caricaMediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
groupFIG, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya, Libyan Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Groupa Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda
foodfigfleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
fig / FIG > pronunciation
Soundsfih'g
Rhymesbig ... zig: 23 rhymes with ihg...
English > fig: 4 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA diagram or picture illustrating textual material.
Example"the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
Synonymfigure
Broaderillustrationartwork that helps make something clear or attractive
Spanishfigura
Catalanfigura
English > fig: 4 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningMediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit.
Synonymscommon fig, common fig tree, Ficus carica
Partsfigfleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
syconiumThe fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets
Narrowercaprifig, Ficus carica sylvestriswild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs
Broaderfig treeAny moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus
Spanishficus carica, higuera común, higuera
Catalanficus carica, Ficus carica, figuera
English > FIG: 4 senses > noun 3, group
MeaningA Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi.
SynonymsLibyan Islamic Fighting Group, Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya, Libyan Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Group
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionLibya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab JamahiriyaA military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean
English > fig: 4 senses > noun 4, food
Meaningfleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried.
Part offig, common fig, common fig tree, Ficus caricaMediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
Broaderedible fruitedible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Spanishbreva, higo
Catalanfiga

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