sacred fig

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sacred fig - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sacred fig
      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]