Meaning Of The Word Banyan

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banyan in American English
a widespread, tropical fig tree (Ficus benghalensis) that is native to India: shoots that grow from its branches take root and form new trunks over a relatively wide area
noun: an East Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, of the mulberry family, having branches that send out adventitious roots to the ground and sometimes cause the tree to spread over a wide area

banyan in British English
noun: a moraceous tree, Ficus benghalensis, of tropical India and the East Indies, having aerial roots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

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