|  banian 
 
 1. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
 • Syn:
 banyan, banyan tree, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis
 • Hypernyms:
 fig tree
 2. a loose fitting jacket;
 originally worn in India
 • Syn:
 banyan
 • Hypernyms:
 jacket
 
 
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