FICUS
\fˈa͡ɪkəs], \fˈaɪkəs], \f_ˈaɪ_k_ə_s]\
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A plant genus of the family MORACEAE. It is the source of the familiar fig fruit and the latex from this tree contains FICAIN.
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F. Carica.
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A fleshy excrescence, often soft and reddish, sometimes hard and scirrhous, hanging by a peduncle, or formed like a fig; occurring on the eyelids, chin, tongue, anus, or organs of generation. The fici seated on the last-mentioned parts are generally of a syphilitic character.
By Robley Dunglison
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