Used in the names of various plants whose leaves resemble those of the fig.

A species of fig, Ficus sycomorus, native to Africa.

A wasp of the family Agaonidae, some of which pollinate figs.

plural of fig leaf

plural of fig wasp

A plant of Central and South America, of the cactus family, cultivated for the sake of the cochineal insect, which lives on it.

A large beetle (Cotinis nitida) which has elytra that are velvety green with pale borders, which ranges from eastern Canada to central Texas, and which in the southern United States destroys figs.

A species of ornamental tree also grown in containers indoors, Ficus benjamina.

(archaic) A preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged birds.

(medicine, archaic) A soft, bright red, pointed or tufted tumor found around the genitals, often massed into large groups. It is a variety of condyloma.