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Indian fig

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Definition of Indian fig

1 : banyan

2 [ 2Indian 2 ]

a : any of several plants of the genus Opuntia: such as
(1) : a tropical American prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica)
(2) : an eastern North American prickly pear (Opuntia compressa)
b : the edible acid fruit of one of these plants

History and Etymology for Indian fig

Indian entry 2 1

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