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noun
The peepul tree, Ficus religiosa, regarded as sacred by Hindus and Buddhists.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pipal, pipal tree, pipul, peepul, sacred fig, Ficus religiosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fig tree
History
From Sinhalese බෝ (bō) + tree. The first component is from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi, “perfect knowledge; tree of wisdom”), and thus a doublet of bid in the "offer price" sense.
