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fige
n.
33 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The fruit of the fig tree, especially the common fig (Ficus carica); (b)
drie fige
, a dried fig; esp., a cultivated fig suitable for drying and marketing;
grene fige, neue fige
, undried fig; (c)…
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