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Meaning of BANYAN

Pronunciation:  'banyun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
  2. [n]  East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
 
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 Synonyms: banian, banian, banian tree, banyan tree, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, Indian banyan
 
 See Also: fig tree, jacket

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ban"yan\, n. [See {Banian}.] (Bot.)
A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the
Indian fig ({Ficus Indica}), whose branches send shoots to
the ground, which take root and become additional trunks,
until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is
able to shelter thousands of men.
 
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Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

A personal computer networking company, best known for its "Vines" products for local area networks.

Address: Westborough MA, USA.

 
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