What is another word for banyan?

Pronunciation: [bˈanɪən] (IPA)

Banyan is a word that refers to a type of fig tree native to India. However, there are several synonyms for this word that can be used to describe different variations of the plant. For instance, one quite common synonym for banyan is "Indian fig." Others include "strangling fig," "giant fig," or simply, "fig tree." While each of these names may be used to describe different aspects of the plant, they all refer to the same general type of tree. By using these synonyms when discussing the banyan, one can gain a better understanding of its history, culture, and importance to the Indian subcontinent.

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What are the hypernyms for Banyan?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Banyan

Dark palm stems and banyan trees are between us and the sea, and to our right are fern-clad rocks and trees in night green shade, rising steeply to where we can distinguish white walls and lights of villas of the wealthy Bombay natives.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
I'd like to stop and paint this scene, it would suit the stage-the marquee on the right, pale moonlight on its ridge, and warm light and colour showing through its entrance as ladies go in to put off their cloaks; its guy ropes are fast to branches and air roots of a banyan tree; and to the left there is another graceful tree, with wandering branches, hung with many red and yellow paper lamps, the branches like copper in the light and in shadow black against the dark blue sky.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
We drove three miles on a broad road under banyan trees and palms with patches of corn and native huts, and an occasional bright dress and brass bowl of a woman showing between the dark stems, and pulled up at half-a-dozen bungalows by mistake, and left cards at others, to the owners of which we had introductions, and after a considerable hunt turned up at the bungalow we aimed at.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch

Famous quotes with Banyan

  • There was a gulmohar tree in the lane, the flaming orange flowers erupting from within, and banyan trees, private and removed as ancient pilgrims.
    Amit Chaudhuri

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