figs

Soft Mediterranean fruit

Figs are soft, sweet fruits with thin skin and many tiny seeds, produced by trees of the genus Ficus.

They're eaten fresh or dried and appear throughout Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines.

Fig newtons are the familiar cookie.

A fig leaf, from the biblical story of Adam and Eve, is something that conceals embarrassment or inadequacy.

To not give a fig is to not care at all.

fruit

fresh

Newly made, not stale

seeds · fleshy · soft · harvest · orchard · preserve · jam · compote · paste · mission

biblical

Adam

First created man

Genesis · temptation · parable · Jesus · barren · cursed · Israel · Canaan · promised land · scripture

mediterranean

Greece

Balkan peninsula nation

  • TurkeyTranscontinental Eurasian republic
  • ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
  • cuisineCharacteristic cooking style

climate · agriculture · olive · honey · cheese · prosciutto · mezze · ancient · antiquity · trade

sweet

honey

Bees' viscous nectar product

tart · pastry · cookie · pudding · newton · biscotti · baklava · mascarpone · walnut · almond

nutrition

fiber

Plant-based digestive aid

iron · antioxidants · vitamins · minerals · digestive · healthful · wholesome · nourishing · natural · energy

Categories
Opposites
botanical fruit type

figsberries

Small fleshy fruits

blueberries · grapes · cranberries · drupes · currants

cultural-symbolic meaning

figswormwood

Bitter herb for absinthe

bitter herbs · gall · sour grapes

Phrases
Family

fig, fig tree, figgy

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G