Definition of Ficus aurea

1. Noun. A strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas.

Exact synonyms: Florida Strangler Fig, Golden Fig, Strangler Fig, Wild Fig
Group relationships: Ficus, Genus Ficus
Generic synonyms: Fig Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ficus Aurea

Fez
Fi
FiOS
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Éireann
Fibber McGee's closet
Fibonacci
Fibonacci number
Fibonacci numbers
Fibonacci sequence
Fibonacci sequences
Fick's laws of diffusion
Fick method
Fick principle
Ficoll-Hypaque technique
Ficus aurea
Ficus bengalensis
Ficus carica
Ficus carica sylvestris
Ficus deltoidea
Ficus diversifolia
Ficus elastica
Ficus religiosa
Ficus rubiginosa
Ficus sycomorus
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro Ruz
Fides
Fido
Fiedler

Literary usage of Ficus aurea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1905)
"1. P. aurea (D). Receptacles oblong, long or short-stalked ; leaves broadly ovate, cordate at the base. 1. ficus aurea, Nutt. ..."

2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1895)
"... ns—Under the bark of a dead limb of the Rubber tree (' ficus aurea) five examples were taken. The basal half of the elytra, ..."

3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1896)
"Described from many specimens which I found, in April, 1887, under the bark of ficus aurea, the colonies being so crowded that nothing can be said of the ..."

4. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"Another interesting thing about ficus aurea is that its wood is lighter than that of any other native tree. Its specific gravity is 0.26, which means that, ..."

5. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"ficus aurea Nutt. Golden Fig. RANGE.—Southern Florida (shores and islands from Indian River on the east roast, and Tampa Bay on the west ..."

6. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1900)
"... notes on the larva : "The larva lives on the leaves of the rubber banyan tree (ficus aurea and F. ..."

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