Indian fig

English

Noun

Indian fig (plural Indian figs)

1. Certain species of Asian fig
   1. Ficus benghalensis, a species of banyan tree also known as East Indian fig.
   2. Synonym of cluster fig (Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae)
2. (archaic) Certain prickly pears (genus Opuntia), in family Cactaceae:
   • 1809, James Grey Jackson, An Account of the Empire of Marocco, page 77:

     The Indian fig is very different from other figs; when ripe, it is of an oval form, and of a colour inclining to yellow; it has a thick succulent rind, so covered with fine sharp prickles, as to render gloves, or some other substitute necessary, when peeling it.

   1. Opuntia ficus-indica, a species of cactus also known as Indian fig opuntia.
   2. Opuntia humifusa, a species of cactus also known as eastern prickly pear.

Translations

prickly pear — see prickly pear

References

• “Indian fig”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Indian fig”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Indian fig on Wikipedia.Wikipedia