Definition of banyan Banyan

/bæˈnjʌn/ - [banyun] - ban•yan

We found 8 definitions of banyan from 5 different sources.

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What does banyan mean?

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Noun

Plural: banyans

banyan - a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
  banian
banyan - East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
  banyan tree, banian, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • banyan (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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • banyan
    A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.

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