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Peepul tree
pee′pul
(pē′pŭl)
, Pee′pul treeˊ
(pē′pŭl trēˊ)
. [Hind.
pīpal
, 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
.