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

Example Sentences

Jacarandas are pretty, but there are other L.A. trees to love: deodar cedar, coast live oak, Moreton Bay fig and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023

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

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

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