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n. A tropical Indian fig tree (Ficus benghalensis), often widely spreading because of the many aerial roots that descend from the branches and develop into additional trunks. It is planted for ornament and shade.

n. An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.

n. A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.

n. A type of loose gown worn in India.

n. A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the Indian fig (Ficus Indica), whose branches send shoots to the ground, which take root and become additional trunks, until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is able to shelter thousands of men.

n. See banian.

n. See banian.

n. a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India

n. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

"His wife however kept in front of the snake and would not let it pass; she called the banyan tree to witness that the snake should not eat her husband without first killing her; without her husband she would have no one to support her."

jacket    fig tree   

banyanzhe   

banyan tree   

canyon    companion   

babool    live oak    myall    catalpa    koa'kona    sycamore    fruit-bearing    matted    tamarind    ilex