Fig

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Fig, Fig., FIG, or figs may refer to:

• Ficus, a genus of about 850 species of woody trees
• Common fig (Ficus carica), the species of Ficus widely cultivated for its edible fruit

Places

• Fig, North Carolina, an unincorporated community
• Fig Tree Cave, a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
• Fria Airport, Republic of Guinea (IATA code FIG)

People

• Anton Fig (born 1952), a session drummer noted for his work in David Letterman's house band, the CBS Orchestra
• David Fig, a South African environmental sociologist, political economist, and activist
• Henrik Fig (born 1972), retired Danish association football midfielder who played professionally in Denmark, Germany and the United States

Abbreviations

• fig. or Fig., short for figure
• Fig., the standard botanical author abbreviation for Antonio Bey Figari (1804–1870), Italian pharmacist and naturalist

Acronyms

• FIGS, an acronym for the European languages French, Italian, German and Spanish
• Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, governing body of competitive gymnastics
• Fortress Investment Group, an American investment management firm
• Feminist Improvising Group, an English jazz and experimental music ensemble
• International Federation of Surveyors or Fédération Internationale des Géomètres, global organization for the profession of surveying

Other uses

• Fig (band), a Filipino rock-alternative group
• Fig (company), a crowdfunding platform
• Fig Rig, a camera stabilization device for smaller cameras
• Fig sign, a hand gesture
• Figging, a sexual practice of inserting a piece of ginger root into the anus or vagina
• At-Tin or The Fig, the 95th sura of the Qur'an

See also

• Fig Tree (disambiguation)
• Indian Fig (disambiguation)
• Xfig, a free and open source vector graphics editor