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figuier

fig tree

noun fee-GYEH Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Origin: Latin ficus (fig tree)

Usage Note

Figuier is the tree; the fruit it produces is la figue (fig). The parable of the fig tree (la parabole du figuier) is well-known in French religious and literary culture. Feuille de figuier ('fig leaf') is used both literally and in the expression for something that superficially covers a problem or embarrassment, mirroring the English idiom.

Examples

"Le figuier donne des fruits en été."

Natural Translation

The fig tree produces fruit in summer.

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