"fig" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- It has an obligate mutualism with Ficus maxima, the fig species it pollinates.
- The term has also been mistakenly generalised to other fig species in Australia.
- F. macrophylla itself can endure cooler climates than other fig species.
- The fruit is edible and palatable, tastier than most other fig species.
- Fig wasps have an obligate mutualism with the fig species they pollinate.
- The same study found that male phase syconia development persisted through the winter, showing that its wasp pollinator tolerated cooler weather than those of more tropical fig species.
- Generally, each fig species depends on a single species of wasp for pollination.
- The wasps are similarly dependent on their fig species to reproduce.
- Like other fig species that grow into large trees, Ficus obliqua is not suitable for any but the largest gardens as its aggressive root system invades drains and garden beds.
- Like other fig species (which includes the common edible fig Ficus carica), banyans have unique fruit structures and are dependent on fig wasps for reproduction.
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