The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small shrub in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, together with western and southern Asia. It has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world. [3] [4] Ficus carica is the type species of the genus Ficus, containing over 800 tropical and subtropical plant species. More @Wikipedia
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