HyperDic: banyan

English > 2 senses of the word *banyan*:
NOUN	plant	banyan, banyan tree, banian, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis	East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
NOUN	artifact	banyan, banian	a loose fitting jacket

banyan > pronunciation
Sounds	bae'nyahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *banyan*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks.
Synonyms	banyan tree, banian, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis
Broader	fig tree	Any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus
Spanish	baniano
Catalan	banià

English > *banyan*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A loose fitting jacket; originally / originally worn in India.
Synonym	banian
Broader	jacket	A short coat