The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
peepul — [pē′pəl] n. an Indian fig tree (Ficus religiosa): see BO TREE … English World dictionary
pipal tree — Peepul tree Pee pul tree [Hind. p[=i]pal, Skr. pippala.] (Bot.) A sacred tree ({Ficus religiosa}) of the Buddhists, a kind of fig tree which attains great size and venerable age. See {Bo tree}. [Written also {pippul tree}, and {pipal tree}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pippul tree — Peepul tree Pee pul tree [Hind. p[=i]pal, Skr. pippala.] (Bot.) A sacred tree ({Ficus religiosa}) of the Buddhists, a kind of fig tree which attains great size and venerable age. See {Bo tree}. [Written also {pippul tree}, and {pipal tree}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peepul — n. bo tree, pipal, bodhi tree, species of fig tree native to India (sacred to Buddhists because it is said that the founder of Buddhism attained Enlightenment while sitting under this type of tree) … English contemporary dictionary
peepul — n. holy Indian fig tree; bo tree … Dictionary of difficult words
peepul — noun The bo tree … Wiktionary
peepul — [ pi:pʌl] (also pipal) noun another term for bo tree. Origin C18: via Hindi from Sanskrit pippala … English new terms dictionary
peepul — n. (also pipal) = BO TREE. Etymology: Hindi pipal f. Skr. pippala … Useful english dictionary
Bo tree — (Bot.) The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha. [1913 Webster] The sacred bo tree … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pipal tree — Pi pal tree Same as {Peepul tree}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
