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banian tree

DEFINITIONS OF: banian tree

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

Synonyms:
East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, Indian banyan, banian, banyan, banyan tree
Type of:
fig tree
any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature
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