OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11999

fig leaf

Meanings (ES + gloss)
hoja de higo
A leaf of the fig plant.
hoja de higo
A representation of leaf of a fig plant used to cover the genitals of a nude figure in a work of art (alluding to Genesis iii 7, in which Adam and Eve use fig leaves to hide their nakedness).