Moreton Bay fig
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Moreton Bay fig
named after Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Example Sentences
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One of my favorite passages captures Mr. Haskell’s first encounter, in Australia, with a Moreton Bay fig tree, its thick, leathery foliage crowded by figbirds longing for the tree’s fruits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Seagle’s last stop was the towering Moreton Bay fig that had shaded the property for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2025
An icon falls: A toppled Moreton Bay fig at El Pueblo de Los Angeles marked the end of an era in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2019
The title refers to a marvelous, many-limbed tree, a Moreton Bay fig, that rises like a giant, woody mushroom with cradling arms next to the ramshackle farmhouse of the O’Neils, a family of six.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2011
A goanna clings to a Moreton Bay fig above them but nobody sees it.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2010
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