(n.) A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the Indian fig (Ficus Indica), whose branches send shoots to the ground, which take root and become additional trunks, until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is able to shelter thousands of men.
Example Sentences:
(1) The small thin legs dangling in a banyan tree are poignant evidence.
(2) As an Indonesian journalist commented, it was difficult for others to grow under Suharto's "big banyan tree".
(3) The results indicate that in high and medium traffic regions, lead content of banyan leaves is high and is more prominent in winter months than in summer months.
(4) They step deftly over a woman lying across the pavement, her birch brooms laid out for sale, her two children silhouettes in a banyan tree that is their home.
(5) "I would like to be able to carry out genetic analysis of the algae in the coral to find out whether we can transplant heat-tolerant ones to parts of the reef where it is more exposed and so build coverage there," says Robert Tomasetti, a marine biologist also based at Banyan Tree resort in Vabbinfaru.
(6) The accumulation of lead from motor vehicle exhaust on leaves of banyan trees (Ficus benghalensis) growing on roadsides from different traffic density regions of Calcutta has been investigated and the values have been compared with a few samples from remote areas.
(7) We talk under a banyan tree that has watched over six generations of the Patel family.
(8) Built in an old haveli (private mansion), its airy courtyard, centred around a gnarled 160-year-old banyan tree, makes it one of the prettiest settings in town.
(9) Soaring deficit He continued to woo foreign investors and indulge in extravagant urban improvement: in 2010, his campaign to replace mature banyan trees with ginkgos ill-suited to the climate cost the city around $1.5bn .
(10) "The size of the deal is meant to show a real commitment on the part of the eurozone to stabilise the system," said Robert Pavlik, of Banyan Partners.
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Definition:
(n.) A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.
(n.) The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong shape, and of various colors.
(n.) A small piece of tobacco.
(n.) The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used in scorn or contempt.
(n.) To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion. See Fico.
(n.) To put into the head of, as something useless o/ contemptible.
(n.) Figure; dress; array.
Example Sentences:
(1) aeruginosa and Enterococci) were significantly reduced in number during the manipulation (Fig.
(2) Good follow-up results in the zone 2, 3, 4 and 6 of VERDAN are observed only 6 to 17 percent (fig.
(3) The morphology and physiology of the large adapting unit (LAU: Fig.
(4) The median level of haptoglobin types 2-2 and 2-1 was found to be proportional to the agglutination titer of T4 antigen-carrying streptococci (Fig.
(5) Success is measured not only in terms of cosmetic appearance, but as enhanced capacity of the child's hand in all activities of daily living (Fig.
(6) Some pupal motor neurons, however, show a marked non-linear response to depolarizing current injection (Fig.
(7) We conclude that the following may explain the rise in blood pressure with obesity and the subsequent fall in blood pressure (Fig.
(8) The course of TV-dependence on FGF is shown in Fig.
(9) Results with the model strengthen the hypothesis that tetraethylammonium (TEA) acts on both the maximum potassium conductance (gK) and the mechanism of sodium conductance inactivation (Tauh) to lengthen the action potential as observed on the Ranvier node (fig.
(10) Furthermore, the susceptibility testing to sulfadimethoxine was considered to be useful for differentiation between two photochromogens, M. kansasii and M. marinum and for differentiation between two scotochromogens, M. scrofulaceum and M. gordonae (Fig.
(11) These low figures were caused by the lack of repeatability of DBP readings in the second determination, since 79% of the individuals with DBP > or = 90 mmHg on the first occasion were normotensive on the second one, whereas more than 95% of those being initially normotensive remained in that category on the second visit (Fig.
(12) These cells infiltrated the vessels the walls of which were turgid but without fibrinoid necrosis (fig.
(13) A coronal section of the cerebrum clearly demonstrated a large tumor in the left frontal lobe with small mass in the right frontal lobe (Fig.
(14) Histological results confirm prior physiological experiments suggesting that the reduction may be produced by mechanical forces on the sensory nerve, rather than synaptically (Fig.
(15) Different types of responses have been found; they are noted in table I and pictured on fig.
(16) Pathologic examination revealed scattered areas of mucosal necrosis (Fig.
(17) Transient responding neurons generally showing on- or off-responses to pure tones, (BEF between 65 and 88 kHz), displayed highly synchronized discharge patterns to SFM-cycles (Fig.
(18) After 1 year, both teeth showed a narrow fibrous zone without inflammation opposite the filling material (Fig.
(19) The thickness and extent of the pads is individually assessed according to the estimated sensitivity of the particular area (Fig.
(20) This unusual, distinctive synovial neoplasm presents readily recognizable pathological features (Fig.