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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 …

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  1. 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.
  2. n. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
  3. n. a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
  4. 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.
  5. A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called theIndian fig (Ficus Indica), whose branches send shoots to the ground,which take root and become additional trunks, until it may be thetree covers some acres of ground and is able to shelter thousands ofmen.
  6. j:63/n:37 n. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks n. a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India