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ficoid, a. and n.|ˈfaɪkɔɪd| [ad. mod.L. fīcoïdēs, f. L. fīc-us fig; see -oid.] A. adj. a. = ficoidal a. 1. b. Resembling a fig; fig-like.
1884Syd. Soc. Lex., Ficoid, belonging to, resembling, or having an arrangement of parts as in the Genus Ficus. Also, resembling a fig; fig-like. B. n. A plant of the family Mesembriaceæ.
1741Compl. Fam. Piece ii. iii. 362 In a warm Day give a little Water to your most succulent Ficoids. 1846Lindley Veg. Kingd. 525 The seed-vessels of the Ficoids exhibit remarkable phenomena. |