caprifig
cap·ri·fig
caprifig · caprifigs
A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of…A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.
/ˈkæpɹəˌfɪɡ/
» The male of a fig tree is called a caprifig.
Meaning
1 sensesA hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.
More definitions
- wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs
Examples
1 sentencesThe male of a fig tree is called a caprifig.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin caprifīcus.Borrowed from Latin caprifīcus.
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Forms
plural: caprifigsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs:Ficus carica sylvestris
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcaprify