banyan
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈbæn.jən/
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banyan
- We sat in the shade of a magnificent banyan tree during our picnic on the beach.
- banyan tree
- old banyan
Examples
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In the upper reaches of a giant banyan tree, a kutturr bird called hoarsely to its mate.
Fiction book (1996) -
I tuck my shivering hands deep into my pockets and hunch under a massive banyan tree, keeping warm until the sun spills its first golden light onto the lake and surrounding hills.
Academic text (2003) -
There is also an enormous banyan tree that kids love to climb.
Blog text (10) -
They're set up down the beach by the banyan trees.
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"Wren leaned back against the banyan trunk.
Fiction book (1992) -
The banyan tree towered above him; from its massive outspread branches, slender shoots reaching downward sought the ground.
Fiction book (1996) -
I walked behind my father and brother and watched the villagers place her high up on a thick branch of a banyan tree, overlooking a patch of wild chamomile.
Fiction book (1997) -
Chattering grannies and grandpas come to the banyan tree-flanked courtyard in the afternoons for their regular chitchat party.
Blog text (10) -
The ancient banyan tree provided shelter for the local wildlife.
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In the village, the community gathered under the expansive banyan tree to discuss local issues.
Synonyms
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6.5
A large tree from India whose branches grow roots that become 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 with roots that grow down into new trunks
A large Indian tree that sends roots down from branches to form new trunks
A large Indian tree called the banyan whose roots grow down into the soil to form new trunks
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Etymology
Banyan: The big fig tree took the same name banian because traders often met and worked under these wide trees. So a banyan is a spreading fig that sends down roots that hang down and become new trunks, giving a lot of shade.