BANYAN
\bˈanɪən], \bˈanɪən], \b_ˈa_n_ɪ__ə_n]\
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By Princeton University
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By Daniel Lyons
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An East-Indian tree, which sends down from its branches roots that develop into accessory trunks; Indian fig.
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Same as BANIAN.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. A kind of fig-tree whose branches drop shoots to the ground, which take root and form new stocks, till they cover a space of many hundred feet in circumference baobab, n. The largest known tree, a native of tropical Africa. The trunk is from 20 to 30 feet in thickness, while the branches are often 70 feet long. and from a hemispherical head of 150 feet in diameter.
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