banyan tree vs East Indian fig tree

banyan tree and East Indian fig tree both are nouns.

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

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

banyan tree 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 tree include banian, banian tree, banyan, Ficus bengalensis, Indian banyan.

banyan tree (noun)	East Indian fig tree (noun)
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