Word.ws English Dictionary

Indian figs

Indian figs is the plural of Indian fig.

Meaning of Indian fig

Noun

Indian fig (plural Indian figs)

  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)
    Synonyms:
    cluster fig
  3. (archaic) Certain prickly pears (genus Opuntia), in family Cactaceae
    • 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.1809, James Grey Jackson, An Account of the Empire of Marocco, page 77
  4. (archaic) Opuntia ficus-indica, a species of cactus also known as Indian fig opuntia.
  5. (archaic) Opuntia humifusa, a species of cactus also known as eastern prickly pear.

Questions about Indian figs

What is Indian figs the plural of?
Indian figs is the plural of Indian fig.

Words near Indian figs in the dictionary

  1. Indian Falls
  2. Indian feather moss
  3. Indian feather mosses
  4. Indian fever
  5. Indian fig
  6. Indian figs
  7. Indian file
  8. Indian fire
  9. Indian fox
  10. Indian foxes
  11. Indian Game

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Indian figs (page history and authors); Indian fig (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “Indian figs.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/indian_figs. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.