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ficus

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ficus.

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The lighting is natural, the monkey aimed the camera, and it sounds like auto ficus was used.

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Quick take

(botany) Any plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(botany) Any plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ficus.

noun

(botany) Any plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica.

Example sentences

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The lighting is natural, the monkey aimed the camera, and it sounds like auto ficus was used.

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More to the point, the trees that the city is actively removing are old, mature ficus trees that present a variety of risks (e.g.

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There are 855 species of Ficus (figs) and almost every one of them has a corresponding species of fig wasp.

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Trimming or chopping any Ficus in tropical areas is dangerous, by the toxic sap.

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Peepal or Ficus religiosa is believed to harbor evil spirits in the folklore.

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Cut a ficus tree Long story short, we now try to incorporate termites into our work.

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In SF, the city went in a rampage to prune and tear down trees (mostly ficus) because of the risk of the branches falling.

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It's a bonsai tree (ficus), so it needs extra care.

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But no: ficus leaves automatically processed in baking soda, essentially.

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There are trees that survive on top of other trees, or trees that keep expanding themself with large branches that they become a small tree by itself (ficus tree[1]).

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Since the agreement with Heartbit Interactive [1] is conditional, getting an announcement on their site seems undoable, but getting a tweet or something from Benjamin Ficus is probably doable, and you can cite it.

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I used to relax on a couch near a ficus benjamin, only to faint every single time until I managed to remember what they taught me at school at age 6.

Quote examples

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The search feels a little slow, and it's somewhat finicky: if I type in "ficus ginseng" I don't see a result, apparently because the title is "Ficus 'Ginseng'" so the single quotes are needed.

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(“The original PIE word would have sounded something like yoqur or yequr.”) None of which sounds like the Latin ficus for fig.

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There are 855 species of figs and almost every single one of them has a corresponding species of fig wasp that pollinates only that fig "Most are not" only applies to figs you buy at the grocery store that are a variety of the Ficus carica species.

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Well, ficus (ficus elastica and others) are natural latex - their sap is one of the forms of latex that occurs naturally and used to be harvested, but these days latex is harvested from a different plant (hevea brasiliensis, the "rubber tree") So it's not so much as "the latex ones are cheaper" as "the real leaves are already made of latex, so why artificially make one out of latex?"

Proper noun examples

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Ficus Technologies is a leader in AI and automation.

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Ficus exasperata [4] The medicinal aspect of this article is not that interesting but the fact that the chimpanzees seek out these alternative sources of food when injured or sick is interesting.

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A small percentage (usually enlarged designs of particular shapes) are made with sophisticated latex presses, but most are chemically-stripped and treated real leaves (Ficus and suchlike) because it's simply easier to make them in bulk.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ficus in a sentence?

The lighting is natural, the monkey aimed the camera, and it sounds like auto ficus was used.

What does ficus mean?

(botany) Any plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica.

What part of speech is ficus?

ficus is commonly used as noun.