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BANIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does banian mean? 

BANIAN (noun)
  The noun BANIAN has 2 senses:

1. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunksplay

2. a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in Indiaplay

  Familiarity information: BANIAN used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BANIAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

banian; banian tree; banyan; banyan tree; East Indian fig tree; Ficus bengalensis; Indian banyan

Hypernyms ("banian" is a kind of...):

fig tree (any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

banian; banyan

Hypernyms ("banian" is a kind of...):

jacket (a short coat)


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