1. a soft sweet fruit that grows on trees in warm regions
2. a tree that produces figs
3. something of little or no value
Usage: informal

1. used to express contempt or disregard
Usage: archaic

Examples

• She picked fresh figs from the tree in her backyard.
• The Mediterranean diet includes plenty of figs and other fruits.
• Ancient fig trees can live for hundreds of years.
• I don’t care a fig what they think about my decision.
• The recipe calls for dried figs and nuts.
• Fig trees need warm weather to produce good fruit.