banyan

名词 banyan:

1. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
   同义词：banyan tree, banian, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis
2. a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
   同义词：banian

banyan 也作 ban.ian

n.（名词）
A tropical Indian fig tree(Ficus benghalensis), often widely spreading because of the many aerial roots that descend from the branches and develop into additional trunks. It is planted for ornament and shade.
孟加拉榕：一种热带的印度无花果树（孟加拉榕 榕属） 因其枝上生有气根，垂入土中并长成另外的树干，所以覆盖面积很大。因装饰性和树荫而被种植

来源：
Short for banyan tree [merchants` tree]
banyan tree的简写 [商人树]
from Portuguese banian [Hindu merchant]
源自 葡萄牙语 banian [印度商人]
from Gujarati v3ôiyo
源自 古吉拉特语 v3ôiyo
from Sanskrit v3ôijaô * see wen-
源自 梵文 v3ôijaô *参见 wen-