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yən noun
1.
Also called banyan tree. 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.
Also, banian.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Portuguese (perhaps < Arabic) < Gujarati vāṇiyo (singular) or vāṇiyā (plural) member of the merchant caste (compare Prakrit vāṇiaya, Sanskrit vāṇija trader); the tree is said to have taken its name from a particular tree of the species near which merchants had built a booth; source of final nasal uncertain
1590–1600; < Portuguese (perhaps < Arabic) < Gujarati vāṇiyo (singular) or vāṇiyā (plural) member of the merchant caste (compare Prakrit vāṇiaya, Sanskrit vāṇija trader); the tree is said to have taken its name from a particular tree of the species near which merchants had built a booth; source of final nasal uncertain
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banyan or banian (ˈbænjən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 3. | a loose-fitting shirt, jacket, or robe, worn originally in India |
| [C16: from Hindi baniyā, from Sanskrit vānija merchant] | |
| banian or banian | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Hindi baniyā, from Sanskrit vānija merchant] | |
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Word Origin & History
banyan
"Indian fig tree," 1630s, so called in allusion to a tree on the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf under which the Hindu merchants known as banians had built a pagoda. From Skt. vanija "merchant."
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Banyan definition
companyA personal computer networking company, best known for its "Vines" products for local area networks.
Address: Westborough MA, USA.
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(1995-03-01)
Example sentences
Remove the banyan trees perched on the faux rock water feature.
The hotel maintains its tradition of afternoon tea and sunset dinners under a canopy of banyan trees overlooking the beach.
Each beach offers a scenic view with tide pools, banyan trees, lava rocks and waterfalls.
Other indigenous trees include the breadfruit, eucalyptus, and banyan.
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