ficus

[ fahy-kuhs ]

noun

, plural fi·cus, fi·cus·es.

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.

ficus

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ficus¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin fīcus fig ¹

Example Sentences

In Rancho Palos Verdes, Trump has repeatedly squabbled with locals planting a row of ficus trees without authorization to block the sight of homes he thought were ugly, and battling the California Coastal Commission and the city for a decade over a 70-foot flag pole he erected without a permit.

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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.

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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.

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

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According to city officials, construction elements, such as required grading, make it impossible to save any of the ficus trees.

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