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banyan
ban·yan also ban·ian B0059000 (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.]banyan (ˈbænjən) or baniann1. (Plants) a moraceous tree, Ficus benghalensis, of tropical India and the East Indies, having aerial roots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a member of the Hindu merchant caste of N and W India3. (Clothing & Fashion) a loose-fitting shirt, jacket, or robe, worn originally in India[C16: from Hindi baniyā, from Sanskrit vānija merchant]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] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  banyan - East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunksbanian, banian tree, banyan tree, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, Indian banyanfig 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 Indiabanianjacket - a short coat |
Translationsbanyan (ˈbӕnjən) noun a tree that grows on wet land, with branches that have hanging roots that grow down and start new trunks. 榕樹 榕树，菩提树 IdiomsSeebanyan daybanyan
banyan (băn`yən), species of fig (Ficus bengalensis) of the family Moraceae (mulberrymulberry,
common name for the Moraceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often climbing, mostly of pantropical distribution, and characterized by milky sap. Several genera bear edible fruit, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. family), native to India, where it is venerated. Its seeds usually germinate in the branches of some tree where they have been dropped by birds. The young plant puts forth aerial rootlets, which, on reaching the ground, take root to form secondary trunks to support the giant horizontal limbs. Branches from these trunks ultimately send down more such prop roots until the banyan crowds out the host tree and becomes grovelike in appearance, often covering large areas. This undergrowth is sometimes trimmed to form arbors. Alexander the Great is said to have camped under a banyan tree that was big enough to shelter his whole army of 7,000 men. The seeds frequently germinate on walls and buildings, causing considerable damage, as do the related strangling figs of tropical America. Banyan is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Urticales, family Moraceae.banyan, banian1. 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. a member of the Hindu merchant caste of N and W India Banyan (company)A personal computer networking company, best knownfor its "Vines" products for local area networks.
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AcronymsSeeBANbanyan
Synonyms for banyannoun East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunksSynonyms- banian
- banian tree
- banyan tree
- East Indian fig tree
- Ficus bengalensis
- Indian banyan
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