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ban·yan
also ban·ian (băn′yən)n.
A tropical Indian fig tree (Ficus benghalensis), often widely spreading because of the many aerial roots that descend from the branches and develop into additional trunks. It is planted for ornament and shade.
[Short for banyan tree, merchants' tree, from Portuguese banian, Hindu merchant, from Gujarati vāṇiyo, from Sanskrit vāṇijaḥ; see wen- in Indo-European roots.]
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banyan
(ˈbænjən) orbanian
n
1. (Plants) a moraceous tree, Ficus benghalensis, of tropical India and the East Indies, having aerial roots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a member of the Hindu merchant caste of N and W India
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a loose-fitting shirt, jacket, or robe, worn originally in India
[C16: from Hindi baniyā, from Sanskrit vānija merchant]
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ban•yan
(ˈbæn yən)n.
an East Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, of the mulberry family, having branches that send out adventitious roots to the ground and sometimes cause the tree to spread over a wide area.
[1590–1600; < Portuguese (perhaps < Arabic) < Gujarati vāṇiyo member of the merchant caste; allegedly after a particular tree of the species near which merchants had built a booth]
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Noun | 1. | banyan - East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks fig tree - any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature |
2. | banyan - a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India jacket - a short coat |
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Translations
شَجَرَةُ الأثاب: تينُ البِغال
banyán
banyantræ
baniano
banianviikuna
बटबड़बरगतबरगदवट
indiai fügeindiai fügefa
fíkjutré
bengalinis fikusas
banjans
banianfigowiec bengalski
banyan
banjanбањан
Hint inciri
برگتبرگدبٹبڑوٹ
banyan (tree)
n → Bengalische Feige, Banyan m
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banyan
(ˈbӕnjən) noun a tree that grows on wet land, with branches that have hanging roots that grow down and start new trunks.
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