Look up: Banyan

1. Banyan
   (company) A personal computer networking company, best known for its 'Vines' products for local area networks. Address: Westborough MA, USA. [More info?] (1995-03-01)
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2. Banyan
   Banyan PartyAn old Naval name for a picnic party, especially nowadays by bus. The word 'Banyan' originates from the time when, as an economy, meat was not issued on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays: these days were called 'Banyan Days' after a religious sect in the East which believed it wicked...
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3. banyan
   [n] - East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks 2. [n] - a loose fitting jacket
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4. Banyan
   a multistage network consisting of switching devices with two buffered inputs and two outputs arranged to allow any network input to be connected to any network output over a single path Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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5. Banyan
   Ban'yan noun [ See Banian .] (Botany) 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 t...
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6. banyan
   <botany> 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. ... See: Banian. ...
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7. banyan
   banian noun a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
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8. banyan
   banyan tree noun East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
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9. Banyan
   • (n.) 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.
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10. banyan
    (Ficus benghalensis, or F. indica), unusually shaped tree of the fig genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae) native to tropical Asia. Aerial roots ... [4 related articles]
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11. Banyan
    Banyan is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `The Banyan Tree ` The name Banyan doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Banyan seems to be unique!
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12. banyan
    banyan (băn'yun) , species of fig (Ficus bengalensis) of the family Moraceae (mulberry family), native to India, where it is venerated. Its seeds usually germinate in the branches of some tree where they have been dropped by birds. The young plant puts forth aerial rootlets, which, on reac...
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13. Banyan
    The banyan banyan or banian (Ficus indica), is a tree of India, of the fig genus. The most peculiar feature of this tree is its method of throwing out from the horizontal branches, supports which take root as soon as they reach the ground, enlarge into trunks, and extending branches in their turn, s...
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14. Banyan
    A banyan (banian) is an Indian loose-fitting shirt or jacket. The term originated during the days of the British occupation of India and applied to a loose coat.
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15. banyan
    Tropical Asian fig tree. It produces aerial roots that grow down from its spreading branches, forming supporting pillars that look like separate trunks. (Ficus benghalensis, family Moraceae.)
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16. Banyan
    A `banyan` (also `banian`) is a fig that starts its life as an epiphyte when its seeds germinate in the cracks and crevices on a host tree (or on structures like buildings and bridges). "Banyan" often refers specifically to the Indian Banyan or Ficus benghalensis, the National tree ...
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17. Banyan
    (band) `Banyan` is an art rock/alternative rock band with heavy jazz, funk, and punk influence, based in Los Angeles, California. The leader and co-founder is Stephen Perkins, who first played drums for Jane`s Addiction (1986–1991, plus later regroupings), and then for Porno for Pyros....
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18. Banyan
    (clothing) , 1767. A `banyan` (through Portuguese banian and Arabic بنيان, banyān, from the Gujarati વાણિયો, vāṇiyo, meaning `merchant`) is a garment worn by men in the 18th century influenced by Persian and Asian cloth...
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19. Banyan
    (album) Name = Banyan | Type = album | Artist = Banyan | Cover = Banyan_(self-Titled).jpg | Released = May 6, 1997 | Recorded = 1995 - 1997 | Genre = Instrumental, Fusion, Rock | Length = 52:29 | Label = CyberOctave | Producer = Stephen Perkins, David Turin | Reviews = 5--> link| This album =...
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