Mission fig

noun

variants or mission fig

: black mission fig

Mission figs have very thin skins and do not need to be peeled.

—Sheldon Margen and Dale A. Ogar, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2002

It comes with mission figs macerated in port, and chutney spiced with cardamom.

—William Grimes, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2000

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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