BANYAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does banyan mean? 

• BANYAN (noun)
  The noun BANYAN has 2 senses:

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

2. a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India

  Familiarity information: BANYAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BANYAN (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 ("banyan" 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 ("banyan" is a kind of...):

jacket (a short coat)