Definition of "fig-tree" []

• A tree of the genus Ficus, ordinarily F. Carica. See Ficus and fig. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "If you're referring to the "transformation" of an olive branch into a fig-tree, you may be confusing magic with metaphor."
• "If and when you do -- and we strongly suggest ditching the Stoics and brushing up on your Aristotle as a starting point towards that goal -- rest assured that we will happily return to you your olive branch, in its fig-tree carving form, to do with as thou wilt."
• "I never tired of her stories about how she got in trouble for plucking the biggest, juiciest figs for herself, and especially about how difficult it was to keep those trees alive during the harsh Rhode Island winters, when the whole neighborhood would come together to help my great-grandfather with the fig-tree burying."