The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: Ficus Indica is the banyan tree; F. religiosa, the
         peepul tree; F. elastica, the India-rubber tree.
         [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ficus
    n 1: large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers
         including fig trees [syn: Ficus, genus Ficus]