About The Word Banian
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Banian
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What's The Definition Of Banian?
[n] a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
[n] East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks Synonyms | Synonyms for Banian: banian tree | banyan | banyan | banyan tree | East Indian fig tree | Ficus bengalensis | Indian banyan Related Terms | Find terms related to Banian: Banian In Webster's Dictionary \Ban"ian\, n. [Skr. banij merchant. The tree was so named
by the English, because used as a market place by the
merchants.]
1. A Hindoo trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.
[Written also {banyan}.]
2. A man's loose gown, like that worn by the Banians.
3. (Bot.) The Indian fig. See {Banyan}.
{Banian days} (Naut.), days in which the sailors have no
flesh meat served out to them. This use seems to be
borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh.
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