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Ficus religiosa   Listen
Ficus religiosa

noun
1.
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


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