banyan tree

noun

Synonym of banyan (“a tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis”)

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banyanbanianbanian treeIndian banyanEast Indian fig treeFicus bengalensis

Meanings

nounbanyan tree (plural banyan trees)

plural banyan trees

  1. Synonym of banyan (“a tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis”)

    Synonyms: banyan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of banyan (“a tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis”)

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More synonyms by meaning

nounEast Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

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banyanbanianbanian treeIndian banyanEast Indian fig treeFicus bengalensis
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