banians

We have found lemma(root) word of banians : banyan.

Definitions


[ˈbanjan], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an Indian fig tree, the branches of which produce wide-ranging aerial roots which later become accessory trunks

- a loose flannel undergarment worn in India


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from Portuguese, from Gujarati vāṇiyo ‘man of the trading caste’, from Sanskrit. Originally denoting a Hindu merchant, the term was applied, by Europeans in the mid 17th century, to a tree under which such traders had built a pagoda




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