What is the difference between a fig and a date?

Here are some differences: color--figs are purple, dates are brown; shape--figs are teardrop shape, dates, oblong; figs have itty-bitty seeds inside, dates have a pit; and, they are different types of fruits.

What is the difference between a fig and a date?
A fig is a newton

A date is what you go on with the opposite sex...
Reply:A Fig Grows On A Fig Tree And A Date Grows On A Palm
Reply:a fig comes from a fig tree %26amp; a date comes from a palm tree i think
Reply:Different fruits, different trees.
Reply:Figs contain seeds and dates have stones inside.



Both provide fibre, however it is unwise to eat too many figs they act as a laxative...hence syrup of figs.



Figs grow singularly on large shrubs and dates grown on palm trees in clusters.
Reply:They're two different fruits from two different sources.
Reply:Figs are small a dark violet fruit with a violaceous pulp, it has lots of seeds, when mature its a little squishy, and tates sweet. It grows on large trees called fig trees. A date on the other hand grows on palms (a special kind), and is small and oval shaped, it has a light brown coloring and it has a big seed inside.