FIGUS, the FIG-TREE, in botany, a genus of the polygamia polyœcia class. The common receptacle is turbinated, fleshy, and conceals the stamens. The calix of the male consists of three segments; it has no corolla, but has three stamens: the calix of the female consists of five segments; it has no corolla, and but one pistil, and one seed. There are seven species, all of them natives of warm climates. The fruit of the fig-tree is a soft emollient sweet, and as such enters into several compositions.