caprifig
English
/ˈkæpɹəˌfɪɡ/
noun
Definitions
- An individual fig tree of certain species of Ficus, which produces both male and female flowers and is used to fertilize the female trees of the species.
- The accessory fruit of this tree, which is considered inedible by humans.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin caprifīcus.
Origin
Latin
caprifīcus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- caprify English
- caper Latin
- caprifico Latin
- caprifīcus Latin
- caprifico Italian
- cabrahigar Spanish, Castilian
- cabrafigo Galician