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BANYAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India

Synonyms:

banian; banyan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

jacket (a short coat)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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