Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ficus bengalensis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: fi-cus ben-galen-sis
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

Synonyms

banyan banyan tree banian banian tree Indian banyan East Indian fig tree

Questions

What does ficus bengalensis mean?: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

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