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[syn: pipal, pipal tree, pipul, peepul, sacred fig, bo tree, Ficus religiosa]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
peepul \pee"pul\ (p[=e]"p[u^]l), Peepul tree \Pee"pul
tree`\(p[=e]"p[u^]l tr[=e]`). [Hind. p[imac]pal, Skr. pippala.]
(Bot.)
A sacred tree (Ficus religiosa) of the Buddhists, a kind of
fig tree which attains great size and venerable age; it lacks
the prop roots of the banyan. See Bo tree. [Written also
pippul tree, and pipal tree.]
Syn: pipal, peepul, peepul tree, pipal tree, pipul, sacred
fig, bo tree, Ficus religiosa.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pipal tree \Pi"pal tree`\
Same as Peepul tree.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pipal tree
n 1: fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks
the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by
Buddhists [syn: pipal, pipal tree, pipul, peepul,
sacred fig, bo tree, Ficus religiosa]