The Clue
Trees of the mulberry family (4 letter answer)
The Answer
FIGS
Tags
Notes
The answer FIGS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Fruits
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Illustrations: Abbr.
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Big Turkish export
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Often-dried fruit
Their leaves are cover-ups
Definition
FIG as a noun:
1. (figure, fig) = a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
2. (fig, common fig, common fig tree, Ficus carica) = Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
3. (Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, FIG, Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya, Libyan Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Group) = a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi
4. fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried