ficus
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin fīcus (“fig”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
ficus (plural ficusses)
- (botany) A plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant.
Translations [edit]
plant of the genus Ficus
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin fīcus (“fig”).
Noun [edit]
ficus m (plural ficussen, diminutive ficusje)
- any plant belonging to the genus Ficus
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Related to Ancient Greek σῦκον and Old Armenian թուզ (tʿuz), most likely via Mediterranean substrate form *thuiko- or the like.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
fīcus m and f (plural fīcī, second declension, or fīcūs, fourth declension)
- fig tree
- fig (fruit)
- hemorrhoids
Inflection [edit]
Even among Classical grammarians, the gender (masculine or feminine) and declension (second or fourth) were debated.
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