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单词 ficus
释义

ficus

noun

fi·​cus ˈfī-kəs How to pronounce ficus (audio)
plural ficus or ficuses
: any of a genus (Ficus) of chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and woody vines of the mulberry family that have deciduous or evergreen leaves, often begin life as epiphytes, and include some (such as F. benjamina) grown as houseplants and others (such as F. carica) cultivated for their oblong or pear-shaped edible syconium fruit : fig entry 1 sense 1b compare banyan, rubber plant, strangler fig, weeping fig

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Towering ficus trees keep the half-acre grounds private from both neighbors and golfers. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 The stores have closed, the waterfalls have stopped running and the original live ficus trees have been replaced with plastic palms. Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 29 July 2022 Try an oversized pot with a tall money tree or ficus planted inside. Kaitlin Madden, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2022 The ficus trees provided heavy shade but limited what the couple could grow in their garden. Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2022 The gnarled ficus along one of my regular running routes. Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2022 Egyptian authorities were planning to clear out a large avenue of ficus, acacia, and palm trees – part of sweeping urban redevelopment projects that are transforming much of historic Cairo. Amir-hussein Radjy, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2022 The rubber tree plant, which is also known as ficus elastica, is native to Southeast Asia, Indonesia and southern China. Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2022 This ficus likes bright, indirect light and should be watered thoroughly when the top 1 to 2 inches of soil are dry. Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, fig

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined above

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