(亦作 banyan tree)an Indian fig tree, the branches of which produce aerial roots which later become accessory trunks. A mature tree may cover several hectares in this manner 印度榕树
Ficus benghalensis, family Moraceae 拉丁名Ficus benghalensis,桑科
a loose flannel jacket, shirt, or gown worn in India (印度)法兰绒宽松夹克(或衬衫、长衫)
语源
late 16th cent.: from Portuguese, from Gujarati vāniyo 'man of the trading caste', from Sanskrit. Originally denoting a Hindu merchant, the term was applied, by Europeans in the mid 17th cent., to a particular tree under which such traders had built a pagoda