Ficus bengalensis
- noun
- Specialized
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Ficus bengalensis
- Scientists studied how the aerial roots of Ficus bengalensis developed into additional trunks.
Examples
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The majestic Ficus bengalensis can be found throughout India.
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Many villages in India have a revered Ficus bengalensis at their center.
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The shade beneath the Ficus bengalensis was a welcome relief from the midday sun.
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Many tourists visit the Ficus bengalensis in Kolkata.
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The shade beneath the Ficus bengalensis was a welcome relief from the midday sun.
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Many villages in India have a revered Ficus bengalensis at their center.
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Scientists studied how the aerial roots of Ficus bengalensis developed into additional trunks.
Synonyms
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A very large Indian fig tree that sends roots down from branches to form new trunks
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A large tree from India whose branches grow roots that become new trunks
A large Indian tree with roots that grow down into new trunks
A large fig tree that makes new trunks from hanging roots
A large Indian tree that grows new trunks from roots hanging down and spreads over a wide area
A large Indian tree that sends roots down from branches to form new trunks
Surface Forms
Morphology
Ficus + bengalensis
This botanical binomial is compositional: 'Ficus' names the plant genus and 'bengalensis' is a Latin adjectival epithet indicating origin (from Bengal), so together they denote the Ficus species from Bengal (commonly the banyan). Although botanical Latin is technical, the species name's meaning is directly derivable from its constituents, so a learner who knows both parts can infer the referent.
Etymology
Ficus bengalensis comes from words meaning 'fig' (Ficus) and 'from Bengal' (bengalensis). Picture a large Indian fig tree that sends roots down from its branches; those roots become new trunks and make a wide, shaded area, so the name points to this many-trunk banyan tree.