ficoidadj.n.
/ˈfʌɪkɔɪd/ A. adj.
a. = ficoidal adj. 1.
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simaroubaceous1818
paperbark1841
ficoid1884
ficoidal1884
niaouli1884
ternstrœmiaceous1885
Terminalia1926
tiare1931
1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Ficoid, belonging to, resembling, or having an arrangement of parts as in the Genus Ficus.
b. Resembling a fig; fig-like.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [adjective] > of or resembling tropical fruits > of or like a fig
fikec975
fat1398
ficoid1884
1884 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Ficoid, resembling a fig; fig-like.
B. n.
A plant of the family Mesembriaceæ.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Mesembriaccae (fig-marigold and allies) > [noun]
fig-marigold1731
ficoid1736
ficoides1753
Mesembryanthemum1824
fir-marigold1834
ficoidal1846
noon-flower1856
fox-chop1866
mesem1928
vygie1931
1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. iii. 288 In a warm Day give a little Water to your most succulent Ficoides.
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 525 The seed-vessels of the Ficoids exhibit remarkable phenomena.
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