Indian fig
noun› Certain species of Asian fig
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Ficus benghalensis, a species of banyan tree also known as East Indian fig.
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Synonym of cluster fig (Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae)
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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: