ficus
pronunciation
How to pronounce ficus in British English:
UK [ˈfaikəs]
How to pronounce ficus in American English:
US [ˈfaɪkəs]
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- Noun:
- large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees
Word Origin
- ficus (n.)
- c. 1400, from Latin ficus "fig, fig tree" (see fig). With capital letter, as the name of a large genus of trees and shrubs, chosen by Linnaeus (1753).
Example
- 1. You know , a ficus here , an orchid there .
- 2. Don 't forget that ficus there by rachel .
- 3. Ficus plants come in two sexes : female plants and hermaphrodite plants .
- 4. Most ficus trees have protective white sap to scare away insects .
- 5. L have a ficus at home that 's been shedding its leaves .