HyperDic: wild_fig

English > 2 senses of the expression wild fig:
NOUNplantwild fig, golden fig, Florida strangler fig, strangler fig, Ficus aureaa strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies
plantwild fig, Clusia flavaa West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit
English > wild fig: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas.
Synonymsgolden fig, Florida strangler fig, strangler fig, Ficus aurea
Member ofFicus, genus Ficuslarge genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees
Broaderfig treeAny moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus
Spanishcabrahigo
English > wild fig: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningA West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit.
SynonymClusia flava
Member ofgenus ClusiaTropical American aromatic trees or shrubs
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Spanishcabrahigo
Catalancabrafiguera, figuera borda

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