- species. The
hermaphrodite common figs are
called "inedible figs" or "
caprifigs"; in
traditional culture in the
Mediterranean region they were considered...
- in
spring caprifigs that are
pollinated with 5 to 10
winter caprifigs than when
spring caprifigs are
pollinated with only one
winter caprifig. Also, the...
-
mutualism with the fig wasp. Fig
trees either produce hermaphrodite fruit (
caprifigs) or
female figs; only the
female figs are
palatable to humans. In exchange...
-
propagation is
quicker and more reliable, as it does not
yield the
inedible caprifigs.
Seeds germinate readily in
moist conditions and grow
rapidly once established...
- goat cabriole, cabriolet, caper, capreolate, capric, Capricorn, caprid,
caprifig, capriform, caprigenous, caprine,
capriole †capellus capell- †capreolus...
-
recorded in his
History of
Animals that the
fruits of the wild fig (the
caprifig)
contain psenes (fig wasps);
these begin life as
grubs (larvae), and the...
-
genus Ficus,
which includes the
edible fig. He
wrote early reports on
caprifigs (so-called
inedible figs), the
Kadota fig, and
general fig culture. After...
- a
plant parasitic nematode in the
genus Schistonchus parasitizing the
caprifig (Ficus
carica sylvestris). It is
found in
Spain and Italy. Blastophaga...
- Sospita.
Pliny notes that the wild fig (called caprificus, "goat-fig,
caprifig,"
because it was food for goats)
spawns "flies" or fig
wasps called ficarii...
