noun
ficus
FEYE-kuhs
noun
1
Any plant of the fig genus, including the common houseplant known as the rubber plant.
"They kept a large ficus by the office window."
How to Use Ficus
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA type of plant in the fig family, often grown indoors as a houseplant.
Word Forms
ficuses plural
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Etymology
Borrowed directly from Latin fīcus, meaning "fig."