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Definition of "pipal" [pipal]

  • A fig tree (Ficus religiosa) native to India, having broadly ovate leaves with a long terminal projection. It is regarded as sacred by Buddhists. Also called bo tree. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pipal" in a sentence
  • "This bhendi leaf is a glossy one resembling pipal leaf."
  • "Your "inosent pipal '" have been preparing missile production lines, fighters, bunkers, tunnels, command centers, mortar and machine gun positions, ammo stores, booby traps and so on, spent hundreds of millions of Iranian and EU money and years of workforce."
  • "Somehow, through it all, Buddhists believe that the pipal tree that once shaded Siddhartha has managed to survive."