peepul

American  

[pee-puhl] / ˈpi pəl /

noun

1. pipal.

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peepul British  

/ ˈpiːpəl /

noun

1. Also called: bo tree.  an Indian moraceous tree, Ficus religiosa, resembling the banyan: regarded as sacred by Buddhists

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Etymology

Origin of peepul

C18: from Hindi pīpal, from Sanskrit pippala

Example Sentences

A kingfisher perched on a peepul tree, its red breast like a tongue of fire.

From Literature

The Mahabodhi temple complex is the site where Buddha is believed to have found enlightenment under a peepul tree, several years after leaving his kingdom and meditating in the forests of Gaya area.

From New York Times

Here are fine specimens of the peepul tree—the sacred tree of India, massive as an English oak—and groves of mangoes.

From Project Gutenberg

There were ten thousand evil desires hissing in Shere Bahadur's heart as he swayed to and fro under the huge peepul tree to which he was chained.

From Project Gutenberg

Many houses built of wood and bamboo were levelled with the ground, the ruins at Langthabal greatly injured, and a peepul tree growing over a picturesque old temple torn off.

From Project Gutenberg