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Ficus religiosa

noun

Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists. Synonyms: bo tree, peepul, pipal, pipal tree, pipul, sacred fig.

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... or "ficus religiosa," is a large tree venerated by the Hindus; it affords a most agreeable shade, as its leaves are large, in the shape of a heart. Many writers confound it with the "ficus Indicus" or "baniyan tree," or rather, they devise an imaginary tree compounded of the two species, ...

— Bagh O Bahar, Or Tales of the Four Darweshes • Mir Amman of Dihli

Words linked to "Ficus religiosa" : fig tree