banyan tree vs banian tree

banyan tree and banian tree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
banyan tree	Yes	No	No	No
banian tree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, banyan tree and banian tree are synonyms defined as:

banyan tree and banian tree: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

Other synonyms of banyan tree include banian, banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, Indian banyan.

banyan tree (noun)	banian tree (noun)
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks	East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks