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Fig, plant of the mulberry family (Moraceae) and its edible fruit. The common fig is indigenous to an area extending from Asiatic Turkey to northern India and is cultivated in warm climates. The fruit contains significant amounts of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and iron.
Fig is the common name given to any vine, shrub, or tree in the genus Ficus of the mulberry family, Moraceae. The term also is used for the sweet, edible, round to oval, "fruit" of the common fig tree, Ficus carica, which is of commercial importance.
Fig trees are gynodioecious, meaning they are either female, or hermaphroditic, although only the female tree will produce ripened, edible figs. The sap of the fig plant can cause a skin inflammation if exposed to sunlight in a phenomenon called phytophotodermatitis.
Staten Island Advance: They sang ‘Figaro’ with Sir Isaac Fig Newton. A thousand show up on the North Shore for a summer weekend fig fling.
They sang ‘Figaro’ with Sir Isaac Fig Newton. A thousand show up on the North Shore for a summer weekend fig fling.
Despite being called a fruit, a fig is technically a syconium —a tiny group of inverted flowers growing inside a pod. Each pod contains hundreds of flowers, and each flower produces a small seed, which is the actual fruit of the fig plant.
Figs and their leaves are packed with nutrients like copper and vitamin B6 and offer a variety of potential health benefits. What are Figs? This video discusses what you need to know about...
