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Definition: Ficus |
FicusNoun1. Large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Ficus \Fi"cus\, noun. [Latin expression, fig.]. (references) |
Synonym: FicusSynonym: genus Ficus (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Ficus |
| English words defined with "Ficus": caoutchouc ♦ fig tree ♦ gum elastic ♦ India rubber, India-rubber tree ♦ Peepul tree ♦ rubber. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Ficus": BARK CLOTH ♦ FENCE POSTS , Ficain, Fig-tree, FRUIT EDIBLE, RAW, FUCHSIA ARBORESCENS ♦ Mercury Fig ♦ VERNONIA BRACTEATA, VERNONIA BRASILILANA, VERNONIA CANESCENS, VERNONIA CINEREA. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "Ficus": Fig. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ficus" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Italian (rubber plant), Latin (fig, fig tree, haemorrhoids, Nisperillo, piles, Strangler fig, Su, Sueldo, Suu, Wild fig), Spanish (rubber plant). |
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Screenplays | And Ficus, bring her flowers for her dress (Quark; writing credit: Jandhyala; Bharathi Rajaa) But Ficus, flowers are so romantic (Quark; writing credit: Jandhyala; Bharathi Rajaa) | |
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| "Ficus" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ficus" is used about 13 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 13 | 97,576 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "Ficus": ficus aurea ♦ ficus bengalensis ♦ ficus carica ♦ ficus carica sylvestris ♦ ficus deltoidea ♦ ficus diversifolia ♦ ficus elastica ♦ Ficus Indica ♦ ficus religiosa ♦ ficus rubiginosa ♦ Ficus Sycamorus ♦ ficus sycomorus ♦ genus Ficus. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "Ficus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 薜 (Ficus pumila), 榕 (banyan tree, Ficus wightiana). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | icusfay.(various references) | |
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| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 11, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai anamnhsqeiV o petroV legei autw rabbi ide h sukh hn kathrasw exhrantai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et recordatus Petrus dicit ei rabbi ecce ficus cui maledixisti aruit |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ða [quoth]. petrus. Lareow. loca hu for-scrancþt fic-treo þe þu wergedest. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Petir bithouyte hym, and seide to hym, Maister, lo! the fige tree, whom thou cursidist, is dried vp. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And Peter remembred and sayde vnto him: master beholde the fygge tree which thou cursedest is widdred awaye. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Peter calling to remembrance, saith to him, Master, behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Peter, having a memory of it, said to him, Master, see, the tree which was cursed by you is dead. |
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| Language | Mark Chapter 11, Verse 21 |
| Cebuano | Ug nahinumdom si Pedro ug miingon siya kaniya, "Magtutudlo, tan-awa ra! Nalaya ang igira nga imong gitunglo." |
| Croatian | Petar se prisjeti pa æe Isusu: "Uèitelju, pogledaj! Smokva koju si prokleo usahnu." |
| Danish | Og Peter kom det i Hu og siger til ham; "Rabbi! se, Figentræet, som du forbandede, er visnet." |
| Dutch | En Petrus, zulks indachtig geworden zijnde, zeide tot Hem: Rabbi! zie, de vijgeboom, dien Gij vervloekt hebt, is verdord. |
| Finnish | Silloin Pietari muisti Jeesuksen sanat ja sanoi hänelle: "Rabbi, katso, viikunapuu, jonka sinä kirosit, on kuivettunut". |
| French | Pierre, se rappelant ce qui s`était passé, dit Jésus: Rabbi, regarde, le figuier que tu as maudit a séché. |
| Gaelic | Is Peadar a cuimhneachadh, thuirt e ris: A Rabbi, seall, tha chraobh fhige, a mholluich thu, air seargadh as. |
| German | Und Petrus gedachte daran und sprach zu ihm: Rabbi, siehe, der Feigenbaum, den du verflucht hast, ist verdorrt. |
| Haitian Creole | Pyè vin chonje sak te pase. Li di Jezi konsa: -Mèt, gade pye fig frans ou te madichonnen an. Li cheche wi. |
| Hungarian | És Péter visszaemlékezvén, monda néki: Mester nézd, a fügefa, a melyet megátkoztál, kiszáradott. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu Petrus teringat akan peristiwa sehari sebelumnya. Maka Petrus berkata kepada Yesus, "Bapak Guru, coba lihat! Pohon ara yang Bapak kutuk itu sudah mati!" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka teringatlah Petrus akan hal itu, lalu berkata kepada-Nya, "Ya Rabbi, tengoklah, pohon ara, yang Rabbi kutuki ini, sudah layu." |
| Italian | Allora Pietro, ricordatosi, gli disse: «Maestro, guarda: il fico che hai maledetto si è seccato». |
| Maori | Na ka mahara a Pita, ka mea ki a ia, E te Kaiwhakaako, na, te piki i kanga ra e koe, kua maroke. |
| Norwegian | Og Peter kom det i hu og sa til ham: Rabbi! se, fikentreet som du forbannet, er visnet. |
| Portuguese | Então Pedro, lembrando-se, disse-lhe: Olha, Mestre, secou-se a figueira que amaldiçoaste. |
| Rumanian | Petru wi -a adus aminte de cele petrecute, wi a zis lui Isus: ,,Knvqyqtorule, uite cq smochinul, pe care l-ai blestemat, s`a uscat.`` |
| Shuar | Tura Pítiur Enentáimias Jesusan Tímiayi "Uunta, iista, iikiu Ame yuminkramam nu kankaptuk Káarchaik." |
| Spanish | Entonces Pedro, acordándose, le dijo: --Rabí, he aquí la higuera que maldijiste se ha secado. |
| Swahili | Petro aliukumbuka, akamwambia Yesu, "Mwalimu, tazama! Ule mtini ulioulaani, umenyauka!" |
| Swedish | Då kom Petrus ihåg vad som hade skett och sade till honom: "Rabbi, se, fikonträdet som du förbannade är förtorkat." |
| Uma | Nakiwoi-mi Petrus lolita-na Yesus. Toe pai' na'uli' mpo'uli' -ki Yesus: "Guru! Hilo-dile kaju ara to nutotowi wengi-e, molaju-mi!" |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Ficus": ficuses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "Ficus" (pronounced 'Fi"cus'): Abaciscus, Ascococcus, Ascus, Asteriscus, Cercus, Circus, Coccus, Cuscus, Cytococcus, Damascus, Echinococcus, Floccus, Glaucus, gonococcus, incus, lemniscus, locus, Macacus, Mancus, Manducus, meniscus, Micrococcus, Mucus, Ovococcus, Picus, Pneumococcus, Propithecus, Protococcus, Saccus, Sambucus, Spermococcus, streptococcus, succus, sulcus, umbilicus, uncus, Viscus. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: cuifs. | |
| Words within the letters "c-f-i-s-u" | |
-1 letter: cuif, fisc, fuci. | |
-2 letters: cis, ifs, sic. | |
-3 letters: if, is, si, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-f-i-s-u" | |
+1 letter: fichus, fustic. | |
+2 letters: ficuses, fuchsia, fuchsin, fucoids, fustics, suffice. | |
+3 letters: factious, fluerics, fluidics, focusing, fuchsias, fuchsine, fuchsins, funicles, lucifers, misfocus, scuffing, scurfier, stickful, subchief, suckfish, sufficed, sufficer, suffices, sulfitic, sulfonic, sulfuric, unifaces. | |
+4 letters: chuffiest, coiffeurs, coiffeuse, coiffures, confusing, confusion, crucifers, crucifies, cufflinks, cuniforms, dulcifies, facetious, faculties, fascicule, fasciculi, faunistic, ferocious, fluencies, focussing, fractious, franciums, fruticose, fuchsines, fugacious, functions, funiculus, officious, scruffier, scruffily, scuffling, scurfiest, stickfuls, subchiefs, sudorific, sufficers, sufficing, surfacing, surficial, unciforms, uncoffins. | |
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