Smyrna fig

American  

noun

1. a variety of the common fig, Ficus carica, that requires caprification in order to produce fruit.

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Example Sentences

It was found that in Mediterranean regions a little insect, known as the Blastophaga, fertilizes the flowers of the Smyrna fig with pollen from the wild fig which it inhabits.

From Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer by Iles, George

A new industry has been brought into the United States during the past two years by the introduction and acclimatization of the little insect which fertilizes the Smyrna fig in Mediterranean countries.

From Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer by Iles, George

Introduction into the United States of the insect which fertilizes the Smyrna fig.

From Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer by Iles, George

The Smyrna fig has controlled the dried-fig markets of the world, but in California the Smyrna fig has never held its fruit, the young figs dropping from the trees without ripening.

From Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer by Iles, George