banyan
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: banian, bayan, bunyan, bannan, banan, banya, banaan, bamyan, banyak
Antonyms: banian, bayan, bunyan, bannan, banan, banya, banaan, bamyan, banyak
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- An Indian [[trader]], [[merchant]], [[cashier]], or [[money changer]].
- A [[tropical]] [[Indian]] [[fig]] [[tree]], {{taxfmt|Ficus benghalensis|species}}, that has many [[aerial root]]s.
- Various other trees of the {{taxfmt|Ficus|genus}} subgenus {{taxlink|Urostigma|subgenus}}, especially {{taxlink|Ficus pertusa|species}} ({{vern|Central American banyan}}) and {{taxlink|Ficus microcarpa|species}} ({{vern|Chinese banyan}} or {{vern|Malayan banyan}}).
- A type of loose [[gown]] worn in India.
- {{lb|en|India|Pakistan}} A [[vest]]; an [[undershirt]]; a [[singlet]].
- {{lb|en|British|naval|_|slang|dated}} A camping [[excursion]] on shore, to give a ship's [[crew]] a break from [[shipboard]] [[routine]].
Proper noun
- {{place|en|locality|shire:Pref/Buloke|north western|s/Victoria|c/Australia}}
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