Indian fign.

Brit.

/ˌɪndɪən ˈfɪɡ/, U.S.

/ˌɪndiən ˈfɪɡ/

Forms: see Indian adj. and fig n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., fig n.¹

Etymology: < Indian adj. + fig n.¹ With senses 1b and 2 compare fig n.¹ 1c. With sense 2 compare also Indian adj. 2.

1. In full Indian fig tree. Now historical and rare.

a. The banyan tree, Ficus benghalensis.

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Indian fig1382

Indian fig tree1594

banian-tree1638

war1687

peepul tree1783

burr1813

Brahminy fig tree1814

bo tree1820

bodhi tree1838

pagoda tree1876

waringin1889

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. vii. f. 257 The Indian figge tree groweth round about Goa..the fruites are small Figges, and red as blood.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi vi. §4. 280 There is also among the Indians a tree called Arbore de rais, or the tree of roots, called also the Indian fig-tree, and by some affirmed (with more confidence then reason, saith one) to be the tree of Adams transgression.

a1715 N. Tate tr. A. Cowley Of Plants v, in A. Cowley Wks. (1721) III. 411 The Indian Fig-Tree next did much surprize, With her strange Figure, all our Deities.

1885 C. J. Stone Christianity before Christ 93 He perceived a sacred Indian fig-tree.

1956 K. Svendsen Milton & Sci. i. 31 The familiar passage is the famous description of the Indian fig tree, for which many sources have been suggested.

b. A banana plant (genus Musa).

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platano1555

Indian fig tree1598

pisang tree1671

banana1697

banana-tree1792

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. iv. 9/1 Therein [sc. in Mozambique] growe..Orange, Apple, Lemmon, Citron, and Indian Figge trees [Du. Indiaensche Vyghen]: but other kindes of fruit which are common in India are there verie scarce.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. lv. 98/1 (heading) Of the Indian Figges.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 505 The Indian Figge~tree: if it may bee called a tree, which is not above a mans height, and within like to a reede..it hath leaves a fathom long, and three spannes broad..men beleeve that Adam first transgressed with this fruit.

1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum xvi. lxix. 1495 Musa arbor. The Indian Figge or Plantaine tree.

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 82 in Sylva [Plants] being least patient of Cold... Dactyls, Pistacio's, the great Indian Fig, Lilac flo. alb., [etc.].

2002 Garden Hist. 30 165 The banana was first called the Indian fig tree by the Portuguese.

2. A prickly pear cactus (genus Opuntia).

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tuna1555

Opuntia1601

prickled pear1610

prickle pear1610

prickpear1622

Indian fig1631

prickly pear1696

pimploe1698

pear1805

1631 J. Speed Prospect most Famous Parts World 43/2 Silke..was dyed with certaine knots of Bibenella: though now for the most part with the graine [i.e. cochineal] comming of the Indian Fig.

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 83 in Sylva [Plants] not perishing but in excessive Colds... Persian Iasmine, Opuntia, or the smaller Indian Fig, Jucca, [etc.].

1704 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 24 1615 It is there said, that there is a certain Plant call'd the Prickle Pear, or Indian Fig.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. i. xxv.17/2 The Indian Fig..call'd Jamacan..is the same Plant that..bears the Cochineal.

1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 31 July (1965) I. 425 That plant we call the Indian Fig..is an admirable Fence, no wild Beast being able to pass it.

1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. II. lx. 367 The cactus opuntia, or Indian fig, grows..among the rocks.

1830 B. Disraeli Home Lett. (1885) 54 Surrounded by aloes and Indian figs I could have fancied myself in the Antilles.

1874 R. Brown Man. Bot. iii. xi. 499 In the fruits of the Opuntia Ficus-Indica (Indian fig), the numerous seeds with the fleshy integuments constitute the sugary and acidulous portion of the fruit.

1990 Org. Gardening Nov. 26/1 The Indian fig and other prickly pear cactus species are grown for their edible fruit (tunas) and pads (nopales), and are a staple of the Mexican diet.

2006 Global Rhythm Nov. 38/2 One of the most versatile forms of cacti is known to us as Prickly Pear, though the English call it Indian Fig, French refer to it as Barbary Fig, and for Greeks it is the ‘fig of the foreigner’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indian fig
释义	Indian fign. Brit. /ˌɪndɪən ˈfɪɡ/, U.S. /ˌɪndiən ˈfɪɡ/ Forms: see Indian adj. and fig n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., fig n.¹ Etymology: < Indian adj. + fig n.¹ With senses 1b and 2 compare fig n.¹ 1c. With sense 2 compare also Indian adj. 2. 1. In full Indian fig tree. Now historical and rare. a. The banyan tree, Ficus benghalensis. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Asian trees or shrubs > [noun] > banyan tree Indian fig1382 Indian fig tree1594 banian-tree1638 war1687 peepul tree1783 burr1813 Brahminy fig tree1814 bo tree1820 bodhi tree1838 pagoda tree1876 waringin1889 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. vii. f. 257 The Indian figge tree groweth round about Goa..the fruites are small Figges, and red as blood. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi vi. §4. 280 There is also among the Indians a tree called Arbore de rais, or the tree of roots, called also the Indian fig-tree, and by some affirmed (with more confidence then reason, saith one) to be the tree of Adams transgression. a1715 N. Tate tr. A. Cowley Of Plants v, in A. Cowley Wks. (1721) III. 411 The Indian Fig-Tree next did much surprize, With her strange Figure, all our Deities. 1885 C. J. Stone Christianity before Christ 93 He perceived a sacred Indian fig-tree. 1956 K. Svendsen Milton & Sci. i. 31 The familiar passage is the famous description of the Indian fig tree, for which many sources have been suggested. b. A banana plant (genus Musa). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > banana tree platano1555 Indian fig tree1598 pisang tree1671 banana1697 banana-tree1792 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. iv. 9/1 Therein [sc. in Mozambique] growe..Orange, Apple, Lemmon, Citron, and Indian Figge trees [Du. Indiaensche Vyghen]: but other kindes of fruit which are common in India are there verie scarce. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. lv. 98/1 (heading) Of the Indian Figges. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 505 The Indian Figge~tree: if it may bee called a tree, which is not above a mans height, and within like to a reede..it hath leaves a fathom long, and three spannes broad..men beleeve that Adam first transgressed with this fruit. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum xvi. lxix. 1495 Musa arbor. The Indian Figge or Plantaine tree. 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 82 in Sylva [Plants] being least patient of Cold... Dactyls, Pistacio's, the great Indian Fig, Lilac flo. alb., [etc.]. 2002 Garden Hist. 30 165 The banana was first called the Indian fig tree by the Portuguese. 2. A prickly pear cactus (genus Opuntia). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > prickly pear plants tuna1555 Opuntia1601 prickled pear1610 prickle pear1610 prickpear1622 Indian fig1631 prickly pear1696 pimploe1698 pear1805 1631 J. Speed Prospect most Famous Parts World 43/2 Silke..was dyed with certaine knots of Bibenella: though now for the most part with the graine [i.e. cochineal] comming of the Indian Fig. 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 83 in Sylva [Plants] not perishing but in excessive Colds... Persian Iasmine, Opuntia, or the smaller Indian Fig, Jucca, [etc.]. 1704 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 24 1615 It is there said, that there is a certain Plant call'd the Prickle Pear, or Indian Fig. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. i. xxv.17/2 The Indian Fig..call'd Jamacan..is the same Plant that..bears the Cochineal. 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 31 July (1965) I. 425 That plant we call the Indian Fig..is an admirable Fence, no wild Beast being able to pass it. 1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. II. lx. 367 The cactus opuntia, or Indian fig, grows..among the rocks. 1830 B. Disraeli Home Lett. (1885) 54 Surrounded by aloes and Indian figs I could have fancied myself in the Antilles. 1874 R. Brown Man. Bot. iii. xi. 499 In the fruits of the Opuntia Ficus-Indica (Indian fig), the numerous seeds with the fleshy integuments constitute the sugary and acidulous portion of the fruit. 1990 Org. Gardening Nov. 26/1 The Indian fig and other prickly pear cactus species are grown for their edible fruit (tunas) and pads (nopales), and are a staple of the Mexican diet. 2006 Global Rhythm Nov. 38/2 One of the most versatile forms of cacti is known to us as Prickly Pear, though the English call it Indian Fig, French refer to it as Barbary Fig, and for Greeks it is the ‘fig of the foreigner’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas Indian fig Indian fig n. the Banyan ( F. indica), or the Pipal ( F. religiosa).extracted from fign.¹ < n.1594 as lemmas
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