banyan

banyan is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India

   Synonyms: banian

3. noun. East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

   Synonyms: banian

Synonyms

banian

Common word forms

banyans

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