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91fig wasp — fig′ wasp n. ent a chalcid wasp, Blastophaga psenes, that pollinates figs, usu. of the Smyrna variety • Etymology: 1880–85 …
92fig marigold — n. any of a genus (Mesembryanthemum) of fleshy plants of the carpetweed family, with showy flowers, grown in warm, dry climates …
93fig wasp — n. any of a family (Agaonidae) of small wasps living in certain figs, esp. a wasp (Blastophaga psenes) active in the pollination of certain cultivated strains …
94fig finch — fig finch, = beccafico. (Cf. ↑beccafico) …
95fig|eat|er — «FIHG EE tuhr», noun. a large, green beetle of the southern United States that feeds on grasses, young corn, and ripe fruit …
96fig|men|tar|y — «FIHG muhn TEHR ee», adjective. fictitious; imaginary; not real: »figmentary fears …
97fig|ment — «FIHG muhnt», noun. something made up, feigned, or imagined; a made up story: »I don t believe it; it s just a figment of your imagination. SYNONYM(S): fiction. ╂[< Latin figmentum < fingere to form, fashion] …
98fig|u|line — «FIHG yu lihn, lyn», noun. 1. a piece of pottery. 2. = potter s clay. (Cf. ↑potter s clay) ╂[< Latin figulīnus < figulus potter] …
99fig|ur|a|ble — «FIHG yuhr uh buhl», adjective. that can take or keep a definite figure or shape …
100fig|u|rante — «FIHG yuh RANT», noun. a female figurant. ╂[< French figurante, feminine of figurant; see etym. under figurant (Cf. ↑figurant)] …