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Ficus aurea

DEFINITIONS OF: Ficus aurea

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n a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas

Synonyms:
Florida strangler fig, golden fig, strangler fig, wild fig
Type of:
fig tree
any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature
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