An early or first-crop fig that develops on the previous year's wood, ripening in early summer.
From Spanish and Italian 'breba' or 'breva,' possibly derived from Latin 'praecox' meaning 'early' or from an earlier Mediterranean language; refers to the early ripening of this fig variety.
Fig trees are sneaky—they produce two crops a year, and the 'breva' is the early one that shows up before the main crop, which is why Mediterranean gardeners have cherished this variety for thousands of years.
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