0 a South Asian fruit tree with branches that produce roots that grow down into the ground to form extra trunks
He asked a banyan tree whose it was; it said it was his; he ordered it to fall down.
The banyan may be decorated with flowers or strewn with rice and other offerings.
Once a year banyan trees shed leaves, but this particular tree never sheds its leaves which keeps it green even in times of drought.
It has abundant plant life including ironwood (bois noir) and banyan trees.
They put them at the foot of banyan trees.
Despite the name nightgown, the banyan was not worn for sleeping.
The typical banyan was cut "en chemise", with the sleeves and body cut as one piece.
The lateral branches grow vertically downward into the soil and acts as pillars; example: banyan.
