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Meanings of indian fig in English
A species of cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) with edible fruit that grows in many arid and semiarid parts of the world.
Usage of indian fig in English
1
A species, of cactus-thenopal-producesthe tuna or Indian fig.
2
We purchased there, by way of exchange, six thousand cocoa-nuts, and a hundred bags of pysanghs or Indian figs.
3
This tree is the Indian fig, and the fruit is very small, not larger than marbles; and without much flavor.
4
The prickly pear cactus, or Indian fig, of the genus Opuntia is a common as well as a numerous family.
5
Here, too, were to be found the prickly pear or Indian fig, a plant which loves a more southern climate.
6
'That is an Indian fig,' said I.
7
The bread-fruit tree itself, the fig, the Indian fig, or banyan tree, and the deadly upas tree, are all relations of the mulberry.
8
The Indian fig trees sent down from every branch suckers, like smooth strings, which rooted themselves in the ground to draw up more water.