Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FIG, n. [L. ficus; Sp. figo or higo; It. fico; Fr. figue; G. feige; D. vyg; Heb. פגי; Ch. פגה.]

1. The fruit of the fig-tree, which is of a round or oblong shape, and a dark purplish color, with a pulp of a sweet taste. But the varieties are numerous; some being blue, others red, and others of a dark brown color. Encyc.
2. The fig-tree. Pope.