Obs.–1 [Thevenot’s rendering of a dial. var. of Hindī baḍ.] The Banyan-tree.
1687. A. Lovell, trans. Thevenot’s Trav., III. 25. Trees of several kinds; as Manguiers, Palms, Mirabolans, Wars, Maisa-trees. Ibid. We saw the War-tree in its full extent. It is likewise called Ber, and the Tree of Banians.
