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banyan

n. (also banian)
1 an Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, the branches of which hang down and root themselves.
2 a Hindu trader.
3 a loose flannel jacket, shirt, or gown worn in India.
Etymology: Port. banian f. Gujarati vaniyo man of trading caste, f. Skr.: applied orig. to one such tree under which banyans had built a pagoda

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banyan

(ˈbænɪən)

A variant of banian; now the prevailing spelling used for the Banian or Banyan tree. See banian 5.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.