Dictionary
fi•cus
Pronunciation: (fī'kus), [key]—
n.,
—pl. fi•cus, fi•cus•es.
any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus
Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
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