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ban·yan
noun
or ban·ian \ˈbanyən sometimes -nˌyan or -nēən or -nēˌan or ˈbənyən\
(-s)
Etymology: Hindi baniyā, from Sanskrit vāṇija merchant, from vaṇij merchant
1. or ba·nia or ba·niya \-nyə, -nēə, -nēˌ(y)ä\
a. : one of a caste of Hindu merchants and traders
b. : a loose shirt, gown, or jacket that is worn in India
2. also ban·yan tree [from a banyan pagoda erected under a tree of the species grown near Bandar Abbas, southern Iran] : an East Indian tree (Ficus bengalensis) the branches of which send out numerous trunks that grow down to the soil and form props so that a single tree thus covers a very large area |