banian tree

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• banian tree — noun East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks • Syn: ↑banyan, ↑banyan tree, ↑banian, ↑Indian banyan, ↑East Indian fig tree, ↑Ficus bengalensis • Hypernyms: ↑fig tree …   Useful english dictionary

• banian tree — East Indian fig tree …   English contemporary dictionary

• banian — [ banjɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1842; arbre Bannian 1663; angl. banian tree (1634), du port. ♦ Figuier de l Inde (moracées) à racines adventives aériennes. Adjt Figuier banian. ● banian nom masculin (portugais banian, du tamoul vāniyan, commerçant) Figuier de …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Banian — Ban ian (b[a^]n yan or b[a^]n*y[a^]n ; 277), n. [Skr. banij merchant. The tree was so named by the English, because used as a market place by the merchants.] 1. A Hindu trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. [Written also {banyan}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Banian days — Banian Ban ian (b[a^]n yan or b[a^]n*y[a^]n ; 277), n. [Skr. banij merchant. The tree was so named by the English, because used as a market place by the merchants.] 1. A Hindu trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. [Written also {banyan}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Banian de Howrah — 22°33′40″N 88°17′12″E / 22.56111, 88.28667 …   Wikipédia en Français

• banian — n. East Indian fig tree …   English contemporary dictionary

• banian — n. (Bot.) Indian fig tree (Ficus Indica). Same as Banyan …   New dictionary of synonyms

• fig tree — noun any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑fig, ↑common fig, ↑common fig tree, ↑Ficus carica, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• banyan tree — noun East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks • Syn: ↑banyan, ↑banian, ↑banian tree, ↑Indian banyan, ↑East Indian fig tree, ↑Ficus bengalensis • Hypernyms: ↑fig tree …   Useful english dictionary

• East Indian fig tree — noun East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks • Syn: ↑banyan, ↑banyan tree, ↑banian, ↑banian tree, ↑Indian banyan, ↑Ficus bengalensis • Hypernyms: ↑fig tree …   Useful english dictionary