<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Also called banyan tree.</li><li>An East Indian fig tree, <em>Ficus benghalensis</em>, of the mulberry family, having branches that send out adventitious roots to the ground and sometimes cause the tree to spread over a wide area.</li><li>Also ban·ia, ban·iya.</li><li>(in India) A Hindu trader or merchant of a particular caste, the rules of which forbid eating flesh.</li><li>A loose shirt, jacket, or gown.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>