banyan

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Banyan stands for:

  • Banyan fig or banyan tree from the genus figs ( Ficus ), incorrectly also for other species of the subgenus Urostigma
    • Banyan City, nickname of the city of Fuzhou in China because of the many fig trees
  • Banyan Company , an American network technology company, since 1999 under the name "ePresence"
  • Banyan or Banyani ( trader ), a term for Indian traders from the Vaishya caste
    • Banyan (garment) (from a trader ), a dressing gown worn by upper class men in 18th century Europe