ficus

American  

[fahy-kuhs] / ˈfaɪ kəs /

noun

ficus, plural ficuses plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• ficus
  plural
• ficuses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of ficus

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin fīcus fig ¹

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

On Tuesday night, City Council members voted 3 to 1 to proceed with a $20-million redevelopment project in Uptown Whittier that requires the removal of all the ficus trees in the three-block project area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

It appeared that the fate of towering ficus trees rooted along a three-block stretch of Whittier’s commercial center was sealed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

In March of last year, the volunteer group Pasadena Beautiful Foundation reported planting 30 ficus macrocarpa trees on the street.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

She makes the most of what she has, filling the window nook with houseplants of all kinds, a bonsai weeping willow, a towering ficus with drooping fronds, a fiddle-leaf fig.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers