Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Banyan \Ban"yan\, n. [See {Banian}.] (Bot.)
   A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the
   Indian fig ({Ficus Indica}), whose branches send shoots to
   the ground, which take root and become additional trunks,
   until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is
   able to shelter thousands of men.

Source : WordNet®

banyan
     n 1: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down
          into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: {banyan
          tree}, {banian}, {banian tree}, {Indian banyan}, {East
          Indian fig tree}, {Ficus bengalensis}]
     2: a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India [syn: {banian}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Banyan
     
         A {personal computer} networking company, best known
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        (1995-03-01)