weeping fig

American  

noun

1. a small tree, Ficus benjamina, of the mulberry family, native to southeastern Asia and Australia, having drooping branches and glossy leaves: widely cultivated as a houseplant.

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Example Sentences

A weeping fig tree looms above her head; across the loft-like room are three large windows adorned with house plants.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2022

Fuller, who has offices in New York and L.A., recently installed a 7-foot-tall weeping fig in the office of Karyn Lovegrove, an art advisor in Hancock Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019

If the fiddle-leaf fig was about buying into a trend and conforming to a certain look, the weeping fig is about seamlessly integrating plants into the spaces of your life.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019

Roth pointed out that the un-trendiness of the weeping fig has more practical considerations as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019

Roth’s weeping fig is a classic example: braided trunk, delicately drooping branchlets, and a dense shock of glossy leaves about 2 inches long .

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019