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Definition of
banyan noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
banyan
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈbænyən
/
/
(
also
banyan tree
)
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a S. Asian tree with structures that grow down from the branches to the ground and then grow into new roots and
trunks
See
banyan
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