[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ficus \fi"cus\, n. l., a fig.
   a genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which f.
   carica produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.
   1913 webster

   note: ficus indica is the banyan tree; f. religiosa, the
         peepul tree; f. elastica, the india-rubber tree.
         1913 webster
see also:
f. carica ficus indica f. religiosa f. elastica 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ficus
     n : large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers
         including fig trees syn: genus ficus
see also:
genus ficus 

Ficus >> F Words
Ficus, definition of term: Ficus
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Ficus Carica >> F Words
Ficus Carica, definition of term: Ficus Carica
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