Port Jackson fig

noun

Port Jack·​son fig

-ˈjaksən-

: an Australian fig (Ficus rubiginosa) resembling the banyan, sometimes planted for ornament, and introduced into southern Africa for brushwood

Word History

Etymology

from Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia

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