ficus


Definition: Meaning of, ficus in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfiːkəs;ˈfʌɪkəs /

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  1. any plant of the genus Ficus, which includes the edible fig and several greenhouse and house plants
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Ficus


Definition: Meaning of, Ficus in English to English dictionary.

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  1. large genus of tropical trees, shrubs or climbers including fig trees
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Ficus used in phrases

  • Ficus aurea (noun)
    1. a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
  • Ficus bengalensis (noun)
    1. east Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
  • Ficus carica (noun)
    1. mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
  • Ficus carica sylvestris (noun)
    1. wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs
  • Ficus deltoidea (noun)
    1. shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe
  • Ficus diversifolia (noun)
    1. shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe
  • Ficus elastica (noun)
    1. large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  • Ficus religiosa (noun)
    1. fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
  • Ficus rubiginosa (noun)
    1. australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood
  • Ficus sycomorus (noun)
    1. thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore
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