fig leaf

English Thesaurus

1. a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	covering,
definition	:	an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) (noun.artifact)

2. a leaf from a fig tree (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	foliage, leaf, leafage,
definition	:	the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants (noun.plant)