pipal tree

3 definitions found

pipal tree - 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]

  Pipal tree \Pi"pal tree`\
     Same as Peepul tree.
     [1913 Webster]

pipal tree - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]