1. (noun)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 Synonyms: banian tree, banyan tree, banyan, banian
2. (noun)banyan, banian a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India Synonyms: banian tree, banyan tree, banyan, banian