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

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

Today, the ficus trees stirring the controversy — believed to date to the late 1960s — create a shaded canopy across the avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Beverly Hills clear-cut more than 50 ficus trees as part of a sidewalk renovation project before a judge ordered the city to stop via a preliminary injunction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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

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