Fig
The fig is the edible fruit of ''Ficus carica'', a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world ...
is the sweet edible fruit of ''Ficus carica'', small tree cultivated in temperate areas
Fig, figs, or variants, may also refer to:
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Ficus'', a genus of about 850 species of tropical shrubs and trees
Arts and entertainment
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Feminist Improvising Group
The Feminist Improvising Group (FIG) were a five- to eight-piece international free improvising avant-garde jazz and experimental music ensemble formed in London in 1977 by Scottish vocalist Maggie Nicols and English bassoonist/composer Lindsay ...
, an English jazz and experimental music ensemble
Businesses and organisations
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Fig (company), a crowdfunding platform
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Figs (company), an American clothing company
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Fortress Investment Group, an American investment management firm
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International Federation of Surveyors
International Federation of Surveyors (abbreviated FIG, after the french: Fédération Internationale des Géomètres) is the UN-recognized global organization for the profession of surveying and related disciplines. It was established in 1878, (, )
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International Gymnastics Federation (, )
People
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Anton Fig
Anton Fig (born 8 August 1952 in Cape Town, South Africa), known as "The Thunder from Down Under", is a South African session drummer, perhaps best known as the drummer and second-in-command for Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Ba ...
(born 1952), South African drummer
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David Fig
David Fig is a South African environmental sociologist, political economist, and activist. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, with his thesis titledThe political economy of South-South relations: The case of South Africa and Lati ...
, South African environmental sociologist, political economist, and activist
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Henrik Fig (born 1972), Danish footballer
Places
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Fig, North Carolina
Fig is an unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States, southwest of Clifton. It lies at an elevation of 2,802 feet (854 m).
History
A post office called Fig was established in 1888 and remained in operation until it was ...
, U.S.
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Fria Airport
Fria Airport is an airport serving Fria, a town and prefecture in the Boke Region of the Republic of Guinea. The airport is on the southeast side of Fria.
An overrun to the southwest will drop into a deep ravine.
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*Transport in ...
, Guinea, IATA code FIG
Other uses
* Fig., the standard botanical author abbreviation for
Antonio Bey Figari (1804–1870)
See also
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Fig Tree (disambiguation)
''Ficus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family (biology), family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few spe ...
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Figure (disambiguation)
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Indian Fig (disambiguation)
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At-Tin'' ('The Fig'), the ninety-fifth sura of the Qur'an
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Fig leaf, a metaphorical term
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Fig Rig
Fig Rig is a handheld stabilization device for smaller film cameras/video cameras designed by film director Mike Figgis
Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He was nominated for two ...
, a camera stabilization device for smaller cameras
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Fig sign, a hand gesture
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Figging
Figging is the practice of inserting a piece of skinned ginger root into the human anus in order to generate an acute burning sensation. Historically this was a method of punishment, but it has since been adopted as a practice of BDSM. the 19th- ...
, a sexual practice of inserting a piece of ginger root into the anus or vagina
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Xfig
Xfig is a free and open-source vector graphics editor which runs under the X Window System on most UNIX-compatible platforms.
In Xfig, figures may be drawn using objects such as circles, boxes, lines, spline curves, text, etc. It is also possib ...
, a free and open-source vector graphics editor
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