Phrase guide

sacred fig

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The bodhi tree, Ficus religiosa, venerated by Buddhists because they believe the Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting underneath such a tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bo tree, bodhi tree, peepul, pippala tree, ashwattha tree

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pipal, pipal tree, pipul, peepul, bo tree, Ficus religiosa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fig tree

History

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: আঁহত (ãhot) — Ficus religiosa
  • Bengali: অশ্বত্থ (ośśottho) — Ficus religiosa
  • Bengali: পিপ্পল (pippol) — Ficus religiosa
  • Bengali: প্লক্ষ (plokkho) — Ficus religiosa
  • Burmese: ဗောဓိညောင် (bau:dhi.nyaung) — Ficus religiosa
  • Catalan: figuera de les pagodes — Ficus religiosa
  • Chinese Mandarin: 菩提樹 /菩提树 (pútíshù) — Ficus religiosa
  • Finnish: temppeliviikuna — Ficus religiosa
  • German: Pappel-Feige — Ficus religiosa
  • Hindi: पीपल (pīpal) — Ficus religiosa
  • Indonesian: ara suci — Ficus religiosa
  • Japanese: 菩提樹 (bodaiju) — Ficus religiosa
  • Japanese: 印度菩提樹 (indo-bodaiju) — Ficus religiosa
  • Japanese: 天竺菩提樹 (tenjiku bodaiju) — Ficus religiosa
  • Kannada: ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥ (aśvattha) — Ficus religiosa
  • Korean: 인도보리수 (indoborisu) — Ficus religiosa
  • Malayalam: അരയാൽ (arayāl) — Ficus religiosa
  • Polish: figowiec pagodowy — Ficus religiosa
  • Punjabi: ਪਿੱਪਲ (pippal) — Ficus religiosa
  • Sanskrit: अश्वत्थ (aśvattha) — Ficus religiosa
  • Sanskrit: पिप्पल (pippala) — Ficus religiosa
  • Sanskrit: प्लक्ष (plakṣa) — Ficus religiosa
  • Spanish: higuera de las pagodas — Ficus religiosa
  • Spanish: higuera sagrada — Ficus religiosa
  • Tamil: அரசமரம் (aracamaram) — Ficus religiosa
  • Tamil: அரசு (aracu) — Ficus religiosa
  • Vietnamese: bồ đề — Ficus religiosa