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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: banyanOne entry found. Main Entry: ban·yan Pronunciation: \ˈban-yən, -yan\ Function: noun Etymology: earlier banyan Gujarati trader, from Portuguese banean, probably from Tamil vāniyan trader, from Sanskrit vāṇija; from a tree of the species in Iran under which such traders conducted business Date: 1634 : an East Indian fig tree (Ficus benghalensis) of the mulberry family with branches that send out roots which grow down to the soil and form secondary trunks 
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