Fig Glossary
Terminology, Abbreviations & Acronyms
In any particular field of study, there is a specific terminology (vocabulary) associated with it. Figs are no different. These terms can be a bit daunting for “newbies”. Some fig terms are even obscure to seasoned fig veterans. This glossary is designed to be a powerful resource for understanding terminology that is unique to the fig community.
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- Variegated
"Striped", Rigato, Regalto, Rimada. Variegated figs cannot be reproduced from seed. They are a very rare spontaneous mutation that occurs in nature once in a million plants. Then the variegated varieties can be cloned via cuttings.
Some variegated figs have very clear striping and are easily categorized. Others may have some light variegated characteristics that some may not wish to group into the variegated category. Striped varieties can "revert", that is, to lose their variegated mutation.
- Vascular System
The plant vascular system is a complicated network of conducting tissues that interconnects all organs and transports water, minerals, nutrients, organic compounds, and various signaling molecules throughout the plant body.
- Vasile Surugiu
Herman2 was his screen name on figs4fun. Hermansur is his eBay name. Some fig variety "strains" are attributed to him and include the VS suffix, (e.g. Marseilles Black VS, Vasilika Sika VS, CdD Grise VS).
- Verd
The color "green" is often in the name of fig varieties and can be translated from:
- Catalan: Verd
- French: Verte (feminine); Vert (masculine)
- Greek: Prásinos
- Italian: Verde
- Portuguese: Verde
- Spanish: Verde
- Turkish: Yeşil
- Verde
The color "green" is often in the name of fig varieties and can be translated from:
- Catalan: Verd
- French: Verte (feminine); Vert (masculine)
- Greek: Prásinos
- Italian: Verde
- Portuguese: Verde
- Spanish: Verde
- Turkish: Yeşil
- Vert
The color "green" is often in the name of fig varieties and can be translated from:
- Catalan: Verd
- French: Verte (feminine); Vert (masculine)
- Greek: Prásinos
- Italian: Verde
- Portuguese: Verde
- Spanish: Verde
- Turkish: Yeşil
- Verte
The color "green" is often in the name of fig varieties and can be translated from:
- Catalan: Verd
- French: Verte (feminine); Vert (masculine)
- Greek: Prásinos
- Italian: Verde
- Portuguese: Verde
- Spanish: Verde
- Turkish: Yeşil
- Villous
Shaggy, with long, soft hairs.
- Violette de Bordeaux Fig Family
One of the family of fig varieties that are grouped into categories of similar characteristics. Sometimes called Violette de Bordeaux Type, and the VdB acronym is often used.
- Viscid
Sticky, slimy, or glutinous.
- Vladimiro Rocco
Vladimiro is known for his Italian website, Fruit Seeker, but Google translates it quite well. His interests are broader than just figs, but he has a nice little collection of fig varieties. His European perspective on figs is helpful to those of us in the US. Some of his varieties or strains may have Rocco or VR as suffixes.
- VR
Vladimiro is known for his Italian website, Fruit Seeker, but Google translates it quite well. His interests are broader than just figs, but he has a nice little collection of fig varieties. His European perspective on figs is helpful to those of us in the US. Some of his varieties or strains may have Rocco or VR as suffixes.