Sub Categories
- Fig Variety Abbreviations
If you come across a frequently used abbreviation that is not included in the Fig Database or the list below, please contact me to have it included.
Adriatic JH - JH is Joe H, the finder
BG - Bourjasotte Grise
Bi39 - Beniamino Infelise 1939
BM - Black Madeira, Black Mission
BMkk - Black Madeira from originator kk
BN - Bourjasotte Noir
BT - Brown Turkey
CDDB - Col de Dame Blanc, Col de Dame Bordissotenca
CDDBN - Col de Dame Blanca/Negra
CDDC - Col de Dame Ciutat
CDDG - Col de Dame Gegantina (Gegante), Col de Dame Gris (Grise)
CDDM - Col de Dame Mutante
CDDN - Col de Dame Noir/Negra
CDDR - Col de Dame Rimada, Col de Dame Roja (same as Rossa)
CLBC - Colonel Littmans Black Cross
GB - Genovese Bianco
GdSJ - Gris de St Jean
GN - Genovese Nero, Galicia Negra
GNaf - Genovese Nero from Adriano F
IC - Improved Celeste
LdA - Longue d'Aout
MBVS - Marseilles Black VS. VS is Herman's initials
MIB - Madeira Island Black
NDB - Noire de Bellone, Noire de Barbentane
NDC - Noire de Caromb
PT - Ponte Tresa
RDB - Ronde De Bordeaux
VDB - Violette de Bordeaux
VdS - Violette de Soleils
WM - White Marseilles
WM #1 - White Madeira #1
AJH - Adriatic JH
AD - Azores Dark
BFF - Bass's Favorite Fig
BELT - Beltrana
BGR - Ben's Golden Rainbow
BB-10 - Black Beauty-10
BB - Black Bethlehem
BLACEL - Black Celeste
BJ - Black Jack
BMM - Black Madeira Moonlight
BdDS - Blanche des Deux Saison
BLUCEL - Blue Celeste
BBN - Bordissot Blanca Negra
BNR - Bordissot Negra Rimada
BW - Brooklyn White
BSC - Brown Sugar Crunch
BU - Burgan Unk
CdM - Calderone de Miner
CAMP - Campaniere
CCN - Capoll Curt Negra
CAV - Cavaliere
CC - Cherry Cordial
CH - Chicago Hardy
CS - Chico Strawberry
CDDBord - Col De Dame Bordissotenca
CdD Ciutat - Coll' de Dama de Ciutat / Col de Dame Ciutat
CDA - Constantine de Algerie
CP - Corio Provence
CHD - Corky's Honey Delight
CDF - Crème di Fragola
CN - Cul Noir
CDB - Curio De Bou
DLC - De la Caseta
DLG - De La Gloria
DLR - De La Reina
DLS (Hivernenca) - de la Senyora (Hivernenca)
DLS (Sineura) - de la Senyora (Sineuera)
DTE - De Tres Esplets
DSJG - Del Sen Jaume Gran
DE - Dels Ermitans
DK - Desert King
EP - Emalyns Purple
EBT - English Brown Turkey
EXQ - Exquisito
FT - FiaTeo
FJ - Figue Juane
FLO - Florea
FDCR - Forastera de Can Reviu (MP)
GEN - GE Neri
GRao - Giacomo Rao
GR - Golden Riverside, Grantham's Royal, Golden Rainbow
GI - Green Ischia
GM - Green Michurinska
GMdL - Grosse Monstrueuse de Lipari
HR - Ham Rham
HC - Hardy Chicago
HdA - Hative d'Argenteuil
HSK - Heritage Super King
HP - Honey Plum
ICON - Improved Celeste Orourke Not
ICandy - Iranian Candy
IBG - Irene's Black Greek
IB - Ischia Black
IAN - Izbat An Naj
KTJ - Kafe Te Jiate
KbW - Karpenisi big White
LP - Lampeira Prusch
LMF - Little Miss Figgy
LR - Little Ruby
LN - Long Yellow
LSUP - LSU Purple
LSUB - LSU Scotts Black
LSUY - LSU Scotts Yellow
LSUS - LSU Strawberry
LSUT - LSU Tiger
LUSS - Lussheim
MdDS - Madeleine des deux Saison
MB - Maltese Beauty
MDD - Mare de Deu
M50 - Mario's #50 (Casa Di Lazzaro)
MC - Maroc Noir
MR - Martinenca Rimada
MG - Mercedes Gem
MdC - Moro de Caneva
MV - Moscatel Verde
NB - Napolitano Blanca
NN - Napolitano Negra
NdA - Negra d’Agde
NdR - Nero di Rocca
NdE - Nerucciolo D'Elba
NSdC - Nuestra Señora del Carmen
PR - Parajtal Rimada
PAST - Pastiliere
PELL - Pellegrino
POP - Popone
PU - Proscuitto Unk
RL - Raspberry Latte
RLBV - Red Lebanese Bekaa Valley
RDS - Rigato Del Salento
RS - Rionon Santana
RGR - Roberts Golden Rainbow
ROSS - Rossellino
RUB - Rubado
SD - Salem Dark
SMR - Sao Miguel Roxo
ST - Sarek Tuman
SEFR - Sefrawi
SIB - Siblawi
SMGG - Sister Madeline's Green Greek
SB - Socorro Black
SOU - Souadi
SM - St. Martin
SR - St. Rita
STD - Strawberry Teardrop
SV - Strawberry Verte
SUC - Sucrette
SS77 - Super Sweet 77
TER - Teramo
TP - Texas Peach
THERM - Thermalito
UCHD - Uncle Corky's Honey Delight
UP - Unknown Pastilliere, U. Prosciutto
VS(VS) - Vasilika Sika - Vasile's strain
VdN - Verdino del Nord
WA - White Algiers
YL - Yellow Lebanese
YLN - Yellow Long Neck
YN - Yellow Neches
- Main Flavor Groups
Fig Database is all about simplicity. For this reason, we use mostly the flavor grouping created by Pete R. (AscPete) from OurFigs forum. If you want to see the complete Flavor Group created by Pete, Click here to read his post.
What we use for Flavor Group on Fig Database:
Adriatic Berry - Ranging from lightly sweet to very sweet with berry flavor, yellow or green skin and usually red pulp, with more complex additional flavors developing when fully ripe.
Bordeaux Berry - Sweet, with a berry taste which is rich with a slightly complex additional flavors, when ripe (jammy interior), other wise it has a standard Dark Flavor. Fig flavor can range from none to light.
Honey - Honey sweet, ranging from lightly sweet to very sweet with rich (creamy) and or complex additional flavors. Fig flavor can range from none to light.
Sugar - Sugar sweet, ranging from lightly sweet to very sweet with added flavor from light maple to brown sugar and range from simple to complex additional flavors. Fig flavor can range from none to strong.
Other...
- Other Useful Abbreviations and Acronyms
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- Predefined Fig Variety Searches
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