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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FICUS

Fi "cus, n. Etym: [L., a fig. ]

 

Defn: A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which (F. Carica ) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.

 

Note: Ficus Indica is the banyan tree; F. religiosa, the peepul tree; F. elastica, the India-rubber tree.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ficus

fi cus |ˈfīkəs ˈfaɪkəs | noun ( pl. same ) a tree, shrub, or climbing plant of a large genus that includes the figs and the rubber plant. They grow in tropical and warm climates, and several species are of commercial importance. [Genus Ficus, family Moraceae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin, fig, fig tree.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ficus

ficus |ˈfiːkəs, ˈfʌɪkəs | noun ( pl. same ) a tree, shrub, or climber of a large genus that includes the figs and the rubber plant, growing in tropical and warm climates. Genus Ficus, family Moraceae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin, fig, fig tree .

 

Duden Dictionary

Ficus

Fi cus Substantiv, maskulin , der |F i cus |der Ficus; Genitiv: des Ficus, Plural: die Fici |[…t͜si ]|lateinisch ficus, aus einer kleinasiatischen Sprache oder einer Sprache des Mittelmeerraums Feige 1

 

French Dictionary

ficus

ficus n. m. nom masculin Plante ornementale. : Un beau ficus pousse dans la serre. Prononciation Le s se prononce, [fikys ]; le nom rime avec puce

 

Spanish Dictionary

ficus

ficus nombre masculino Árbol tropical de hojas grandes, fuertes y ovaladas y fruto en un receptáculo más o menos carnoso y comestible en muchas especies :algunas especies de ficus son cultivadas como plantas ornamentales de interior .El plural es ficus .