Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun banian

2 senses of banian

Sense 1
banyan, banyan tree, banian, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis -- (East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks)
       => fig tree -- (any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature)

Sense 2
banyan, banian -- (a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India)
       => jacket -- (a short coat)