英语词汇“fig wasp”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

fig wasp

释义

fig¹ /fig/

noun

Any of a genus (Ficus) of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs of the mulberry family which produce a soft pear-shaped false fruit packed with seeds
The false fruit itself, often eaten dried
A thing of little or no consequence, a negligible amount, a jot
Piles (obsolete)

transitive verb (figg'ing; figged) (Shakespeare)

To subject to an insulting gesture made by putting the thumb between the next two fingers

ORIGIN: Fr figue, from L fīcus a fig or fig tree

figˈ-bird noun

Any Australian oriole (genus Sphecotheres) feeding on figs, etc

fig leaf noun

The leaf of the fig tree
A representation of such a leaf for veiling the genitals of a statue or picture
Any scanty clothing (from the Bible, Genesis 3.7)
Any prudish evasion
A substitute or makeshift
Something intended to conceal the reality of actions or motives, esp political or international

figˈ-pecker noun

The beccafico, a garden warbler

fig tree noun

Any tree which produces figs

fig wasp noun

Any wasp of the family Agaontidae that lays eggs in wild fig flowers

figˈwort noun (botany)

not give or care a fig (informal)

To be completely unconcerned

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