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Meaning of fig

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fig
      n 1: a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the
           area covered can be seen from Figure 2" [syn: {figure},
           {fig}]
      2: Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
         [syn: {fig}, {common fig}, {common fig tree}, {Ficus carica}]
      3: a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with
         al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government;
         attempted to assassinate Qaddafi [syn: {Libyan Islamic
         Fighting Group}, {FIG}, {Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah
         bi-Libya}, {Libyan Fighting Group}, {Libyan Islamic Group}]
      4: fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit
         eaten fresh or preserved or dried

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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