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caprifig

/ˈkæpɹəˌfɪɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cap-ri-fig
IPA
/ˈkæpɹəˌfɪɡ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caprifīcus.

Inflected Forms

caprifigs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

caprify

Synonyms

ficus carica sylvestris

Questions

How do you pronounce caprifig?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæpɹəˌfɪɡ/.
What does caprifig mean?
A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.
Where does caprifig come from?
Borrowed from Latin caprifīcus.

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