I had never heard of that tradition. While it certainly could have been a fig, that tradition is trying to conflate two events into one.
“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.” – Gen 3:6,7
Well, I like the way that you try to explain
You don’t know who it is or what is his name
But he was in that movie The one about “The Show”
Then you get mad ‘cause I’m supposed to know
Sheryl Crow & Joe Walsh – Still the Good Old Days