noun
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, ↑peepul, ↑sacred fig, ↑bo tree, ↑Ficus religiosa
• Hypernyms: ↑fig tree
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variant of pipal
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pipulUseful english dictionary. 2012.