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fig wasp
noun
Definition of FIG WASP
: a minute wasp (Blastophaga psenes of the family Agaontidae) that breeds in the caprifig and is the agent of caprification; broadly : any wasp of the same family
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First Known Use of FIG WASP
1883
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