Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fig_leaf

2 senses of fig leaf

Sense 1
fig leaf -- (a leaf from a fig tree)
       => leaf, leafage, foliage -- (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)

Sense 2
fig leaf -- (a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful)
       => covering -- (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))