Ficus
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- noun
- /ˈfaɪkəs/
- Specialized
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Ficus
- The old ficus tree in the garden provides much-needed shade during hot summer days.
- Ficus diversity
- Ficus alpha
- Ficus species
Examples
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The shops were closed, and the sidewalk under the avenue of ficus trees was deserted.
Fiction book (1996) -
The findings of this study demonstrate that Ficus is also a fascinating genus for the study of plant ecology.
Academic text (2005) -
Maybe it's the ficus tree; it's dying and almost dead.
Fiction book (1997) -
Right here I have my ficus Ruby rubber plant.
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Want me to wipe the leaves on your ficus tree, Preston?
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There's a ficus in the corner.
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I walk up the steps, past a ficus tree, toward the crystal chandelier so out of reach.
Fiction book (1994) -
Today, it is common to find ficus planted near former royal enclosures and tombs.
Academic text (2005) -
Tonight she noticed that the ficus tree in the foyer was remarkably dusty and sticky.
Fiction book (1991) -
Wes was painstakingly swabbing the ficus tree with cotton balls soaked in alcohol.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
A group of tropical plants like the common fig that make figs
Compounds
- Specialized
A wild fig tree often planted near orchards to help pollination
- Specialized
A small bush or tree with mistletoe-like leaves often kept as a houseplant
- Specialized
Large tropical Asian tree with shiny thick leaves often grown indoors and sometimes used to make rubber
- Specialized
A large fig tree from India with heart-shaped leaves often seen as sacred in Buddhism and Hinduism
- Specialized
An Australian fig tree that grows large and gives good shade in gardens
- Specialized
A large tree with thick branches from Africa and southwestern Asia that produces small edible figs
- Specialized
A large Indian tree called the banyan whose roots grow down into the soil to form new trunks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ficus comes from the Latin ficus, meaning 'fig' or 'fig tree', and it is the same root as the English word fig. So Ficus is the scientific name for the group of fig trees and related plants that often produce the edible fruit we call figs.