ficoidaladj.n.
/fɪˈkɔɪdəl/ A. adj.
1. Related to or resembling the genus Ficus.
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simaroubaceous1818
paperbark1841
ficoid1884
ficoidal1884
niaouli1884
ternstrœmiaceous1885
Terminalia1926
tiare1931
1884 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
2. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, the family Ficoideæ or Mesembriaceæ. ficoidal alliance, a name given by Lindley to a group containing the Mesembriaceæ and three other families.
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ficoidal1846
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 523 The Ficoidal Alliance.
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 525 Ficoidal Exogens.
B. n.
A plant belonging to the ficoidal alliance.
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fig-marigold1731
ficoid1736
ficoides1753
Mesembryanthemum1824
fir-marigold1834
ficoidal1846
noon-flower1856
fox-chop1866
mesem1928
vygie1931
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 525 They are to Ficoidals..the princes of their race.
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