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caprifig definition

cap·ri·fig (kap′rə fig′)

noun

the wild fig (Ficus carica var. sylvestris) growing mainly in S Europe and the Near East and used in caprification

Etymology: < L caprificus, wild fig < caper (see capriole) + ficus, fig

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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