Definition of banyans:
(n) :
A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.
(n) :
Various other trees of the Ficus subgenus Urostigma, especially Ficus pertusa (Central American banyan) and Ficus microcarpa (Chinese banyan or Malayan banyan).
(n) :
An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.
(n) :
(India, Pakistan) A vest; an undershirt; a singlet.
(n) :
A type of loose gown worn in India.
(n) :
(British, naval slang, dated) A camping excursion on shore, to give a ship's crew a break from shipboard routine.