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weeping fig

noun

Definition of WEEPING FIG

:  an ornamental fig (Ficus benjamina) of southern Asia and Australia that is widely cultivated especially as a houseplant for its glossy ovate leaves and drooping branches
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First Known Use of WEEPING FIG

1934

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