ficus

[ fahy-kuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural fi·cus, fi·cus·es.

any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.

ficus

/ ˈfiːkəs /

See weeping ivy, rubber plant
any plant of the genus Ficus , which includes the edible fig and several greenhouse and house plants See rubber plant weeping ivy

Origin of ficus¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin fīcus fig ¹

He focused on Ficus carica, an important edible fig, and was unaware that hundreds of others existed, each with its own life story.

While the common image of bonsai care involves lots of trimming, most trees—including the ficus—require only occasional cuts.

The pipals (Ficus religiosa) are shedding their leaves; the sheshams (Dalbergia sissoo) are assuming their emerald spring foliage.

The figs of commerce are the dried fruit of Ficus Carica, the common fig-tree.

All of the Ficus family depend so little upon the ground for their nourishment.

The church, a white and dilapidated structure, was hoary with ficus and other plants which grew from ledges and crevices.

No importance should be attached to the exaggerated divisions made by Gasparini in Ficus carica, Linnæus.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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