ficus

American  

[fahy-kuhs] / ˈfaɪ kəs /

noun

plural

ficus, ficuses

1. 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.

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ficus British  

/ ˈfiːkəs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of ficus

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin fīcus fig ¹

Example Sentences

Other cities have battled in the courts over the preservation of ficus and other trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

Whittier will move forward with razing 83 ficus trees as part of a redesign of its commercial center despite an outpouring of opposition to the plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

But a redevelopment plan for Uptown Whittier would remove the ficus canopy along Greenleaf Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

Today, the ficus trees stirring the controversy — believed to date to the late 1960s — create a shaded canopy across the avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Then I thought of the ficus hedge that bordered our yard, and the distant skyline of Los Angeles.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English