fig tree

collocation in English

meaningsoffig.andtree

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fig
adjective
written abbreviation ...
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tree
noun[C]
uk
/triː/us
/triː/
a tall plant that has a wooden trunk and branches that grow from its ...
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(Definition offigandtreefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The figure under his own vine andfigtreewas important because he was unafraid.
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Ants rearrange the vertebrate-generated seed shadow of a neotropicalfigtree.
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Ants rearrange the vertebrate generated seed shadow of a neotropicalfigtree.
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The copperas is added to the oak-gall potion and thoroughly stirred with a stick from afigtree.
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The assemblage of frugivores recorded at thisfigtreerepresents perhaps the most diverse ever reported for a single individual tropical tree with regard to species number and taxonomic breadth.
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A botanical observation will reveal that both of them come from thefigtree.
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An eighth well exists but is blocked up by a maturefigtree.
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It is famed for its magnificentfigtreelined avenues.
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Some sources report etylomogies, i.e., from "ficus" or "ficulinus" (figtree) or "fageus" (beech).
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Thefigtreeis also a symbol of knowledge, good or evil.
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His famousfigtreeis the focus of a story.
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Its name meansfigtreegrowing from a rock.
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It was surrounded by cactus hedges and had afigtreeorchard to the south.
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The place was named for a largefigtreewhich was a local landmark.
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This interpretation is connected to the parable of the barrenfigtree.
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The many varieties offigtreeprovide food year-round for all these animals.
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