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ficus
(fī′kəs)
noun pl. ficus
any of a genus (Ficus) of tropical shrubs, trees, and climbing plants of the mulberry family, with glossy, leathery leaves, including the rubber plant: often grown indoors as an ornamental
Origin: ModL < L, fig tree
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noun pl. ficus ficus or fi·cus·es
Any of numerous tropical trees, shrubs, or climbers of the genus Ficus, having pearlike multiple fruits.
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Origin: Latin fīcus, fig
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