ficus

American

[fahy-kuhs] / ˈfaɪ kəs /

noun

plural

ficus, ficuses

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 British

/ ˈfiːkəs /

noun

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

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In Sawtelle, a 30-foot ficus tree fell on a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus and two other cars Friday night, but no one was injured, according to NBC 4.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

This mood is especially pronounced in the living room, where a ficus tree in the center of the room overlooks a low-lying Roche Bobois Missoni Mah Jong sectional, pillows and ottomans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

It’s not just Whittier wrestling with ficus ambivalence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

A framed diploma hangs proudly in the waiting room above a potted ficus with leaves a little too green to be real as well.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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