Moreton Bay fig

British  

noun

1. a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark

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Etymology

Origin of Moreton Bay fig

named after Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

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Moreton Bay fig

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

There’s a massive Moreton Bay fig in front of St. John’s Presbyterian Church that’s nearly 150 years old.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023

As we sat on the giant roots of a Moreton Bay fig tree and talk flowed easily and effortlessly, it occurred to me that maybe this was more than a sharing of ideas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

You’ll also find the towering Moreton Bay fig tree, which, legend has it, is the same tree that inspired Walt Disney to build the fantastical Swiss Family Tree House two miles away at Disneyland.

From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2018

A goanna clings to a Moreton Bay fig above them but nobody sees it.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2010