adam's fign.

Brit.

/ˌadəmz ˈfɪɡ/, U.S.

/ˌædəmz ˈfɪɡ/

Forms:

α. 1600s– Adams fig (now nonstandard), 1700s– Adam's fig.

β. 1900s– Adam fig.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Adam , fig n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of the name of Adam (see Adam n.¹) + fig n.¹ In β. forms < the name of Adam + fig n.¹ With allusion to the biblical story of the Fall in Genesis 3:6 (where the fruit is not specified: see the note at apple n. 3). With sense 1 compare earlier Adam's apple n. 2, and compare also French figue d'Adam, figuier d'Adam (both 1628 or earlier).

1. The fruit of any of several plants of the genus Musa; a banana or plantain. Also (in full Adam's fig tree) the plant itself. Now historical and rare.

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c1602 J. Sanderson in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) II. 1617 At Damiatta..are great gardens, full of Adams figs,..these are also called Mouses.

1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands i. ix. 53 Some have thought this fruit so excellent and delicate, that they have imagined it to be the same which God forbad our first Parents to eat of in Paradise: accordingly they have named it Adams Fig-tree, or the Fruit-tree of Paradise.

1757 P. Templeman tr. F. L. Norden Trav. Egypt & Nubia I. 81 Adam's fig trees, vulgarly called bananas, and the beautiful cyprus trees of Old Cairo.

1796 Monthly Rev. Nov. 246 The leaf of the banana resembles a long and broad girdle, which, undoubtedly, procured for it the name of Adam's fig-tree.

1815 New Monthly Mag. Apr. 239/1 The pisang, banana, or Adam's fig-tree, is an herbaceous plant, that grows to the height of a tree, and is remarkable for the prodigious size of its leaves.

1870 Sci. Opinion 26 Jan. 88/2 According to other historians, the Adam's fig was the plant which the messengers brought out from the promised land to Moses.

1949 H. W. von Loesecke Bananas i. 7 Sixteenth century writers commonly referred to the fruit as ‘apples of paradise’ or ‘Adam's fig’, from the legend that the banana was the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil of the Garden of Eden.

2. South African. Now usually in form Adam fig. A variety of the common fig tree, Ficus carica, grown in South Africa, having large brown fruit (more fully Adam fig tree). Also: the fruit produced by this tree.

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1907 Agric. Jrnl. Cape Good Hope Mar. 301 There is an Adam's fig tree next to these trees, also covered with figs.

1967 E. M. Slatter My Leaves are Green 5 Behind the house lay the big orchard that grew juicy brown Adam figs, early peaches, pomegranates, golden apricots, quinces and apples.

1974 Panorama Apr. 16 From these Adam's figs the famous ‘block figs’ of Prince Albert are made.

1977 G. Butler Karoo Morning 14 Adam figs, and Spanish reeds, and lucerne patches shimmering with butterflies.

2008 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 18 May (Lifestyle section) 19 We were told that the black-skinned fruit was the Adam Fig, a French variety with red-to-purple skin and amber-to-reddish flesh.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adams fig
释义	adam's fign. Brit. /ˌadəmz ˈfɪɡ/, U.S. /ˌædəmz ˈfɪɡ/ Forms: α. 1600s– Adams fig (now nonstandard), 1700s– Adam's fig. β. 1900s– Adam fig. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Adam , fig n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of the name of Adam (see Adam n.¹) + fig n.¹ In β. forms < the name of Adam + fig n.¹ With allusion to the biblical story of the Fall in Genesis 3:6 (where the fruit is not specified: see the note at apple n. 3). With sense 1 compare earlier Adam's apple n. 2, and compare also French figue d'Adam, figuier d'Adam (both 1628 or earlier). 1. The fruit of any of several plants of the genus Musa; a banana or plantain. Also (in full Adam's fig tree) the plant itself. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > banana finger?a1425 muse1578 fig1582 banana1597 adam's figc1602 pisang1662 pisang fig1700 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > banana tree > banana or plantain musa1578 adam's figc1602 c1602 J. Sanderson in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) II. 1617 At Damiatta..are great gardens, full of Adams figs,..these are also called Mouses. 1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands i. ix. 53 Some have thought this fruit so excellent and delicate, that they have imagined it to be the same which God forbad our first Parents to eat of in Paradise: accordingly they have named it Adams Fig-tree, or the Fruit-tree of Paradise. 1757 P. Templeman tr. F. L. Norden Trav. Egypt & Nubia I. 81 Adam's fig trees, vulgarly called bananas, and the beautiful cyprus trees of Old Cairo. 1796 Monthly Rev. Nov. 246 The leaf of the banana resembles a long and broad girdle, which, undoubtedly, procured for it the name of Adam's fig-tree. 1815 New Monthly Mag. Apr. 239/1 The pisang, banana, or Adam's fig-tree, is an herbaceous plant, that grows to the height of a tree, and is remarkable for the prodigious size of its leaves. 1870 Sci. Opinion 26 Jan. 88/2 According to other historians, the Adam's fig was the plant which the messengers brought out from the promised land to Moses. 1949 H. W. von Loesecke Bananas i. 7 Sixteenth century writers commonly referred to the fruit as ‘apples of paradise’ or ‘Adam's fig’, from the legend that the banana was the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil of the Garden of Eden. 2. South African. Now usually in form Adam fig. A variety of the common fig tree, Ficus carica, grown in South Africa, having large brown fruit (more fully Adam fig tree). Also: the fruit produced by this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > fig > [noun] > types of figs of Pharaoh?c1225 fig-dote1481 figling1612 fig-flower1719 tap-figsc1860 Turkey fig1866 adam's fig1907 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > fig-tree > types of sycamore13.. sycamore-tree13.. sycamore-fig1615 Moreton Bay fig1849 Port Jackson fig1875 Pharaoh's fig1884 Illawarra1904 adam's fig1907 Moreton Bay1953 1907 Agric. Jrnl. Cape Good Hope Mar. 301 There is an Adam's fig tree next to these trees, also covered with figs. 1967 E. M. Slatter My Leaves are Green 5 Behind the house lay the big orchard that grew juicy brown Adam figs, early peaches, pomegranates, golden apricots, quinces and apples. 1974 Panorama Apr. 16 From these Adam's figs the famous ‘block figs’ of Prince Albert are made. 1977 G. Butler Karoo Morning 14 Adam figs, and Spanish reeds, and lucerne patches shimmering with butterflies. 2008 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 18 May (Lifestyle section) 19 We were told that the black-skinned fruit was the Adam Fig, a French variety with red-to-purple skin and amber-to-reddish flesh. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1602
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