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

The three at 350 S. Grand Ave. were Chinese elms, while the others nearby were ficus trees, Valenzuela said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

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

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

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