A banyan, also spelled banian (/ ˈ b æ n j ən / BAN-yən), [1] is a fig that develops accessory trunks from adjacent prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely. [2] This distinguishes banyans from other trees with a strangler habit that begin life as an epiphyte , [ 3 ] i.e. a plant that grows on another plant, when its ... More @Wikipedia
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