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Banian

Banian Meaning & Definition
Banian Definition And Meaning

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

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See Also | fig tree | jacket

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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