banyan vs East Indian fig tree

banyan and East Indian fig tree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
banyan	Yes	No	No	No
East Indian fig tree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, banyan and East Indian fig tree are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of banyan include banian, banian tree, banyan tree, Ficus bengalensis, Indian banyan.

banyan (noun)	East Indian fig tree (noun)
a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India	East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks