Noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDesire may be compared to a minute seed. It is like a big banyan tree growing out of a seed, which is no bigger than a dot. Sarada Devi
There was a gulmohar tree in the lane, the flaming orange flowers erupting from within, and banyan trees, private and removed as ancient pilgrims. Amit Chaudhuri
I am not a big banyan tree; I am a less green bush, the more you cut, the more I grow. Girija Vyas
I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated. Vikram Seth
A burned-out Porsche 911 is bolted to the wall at the second location of Banyan Cafe and Catering. Source: Internet
All three of the staff members polled by Rehabs.com to date would recommend Banyan Treatment Center. Source: Internet