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.

Note: Ficus Indica is the banyan tree; F. religiosa, the peepul tree; F. elastica, the India-rubber tree.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)