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
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The three at 350 S. Grand Ave. were Chinese elms, while the others nearby were ficus trees, Valenzuela said.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The majority of the trees that were felled were ficuses.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
This mood is especially pronounced in the living room, where a ficus tree in the center of the room overlooks a low-lying Roche Bobois Missoni Mah Jong sectional, pillows and ottomans.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
While ficus are notorious for their enormous, often invasive network of roots, Laura says the tree’s roots tend to grow out toward the street instead of their house.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The majority of the trees that were felled were ficuses.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
This mood is especially pronounced in the living room, where a ficus tree in the center of the room overlooks a low-lying Roche Bobois Missoni Mah Jong sectional, pillows and ottomans.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
While ficus are notorious for their enormous, often invasive network of roots, Laura says the tree’s roots tend to grow out toward the street instead of their house.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Ficus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ficus. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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