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Good for you for a great question.
Leaves on most plants are different shapes from leaf to leaf and from species to species. A Norway Maple has a very different shaped leaves than a Japanese Maple.
The fig leaves you are describing are just fine and are common shapes for a fig tree. The leaves can look like mittens, gloves or tennis rackets. Same is true for any number of trees.
The study of plant forms is called "Taxonomy" and if you're really good at it you can tell what a tree species by looking at the leaves, the bark, the tree shape without leaves, or even the buds.
Sounds like you are interested in science...you asked a great question. Keep up the good work!
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