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pipal

American  
[pahy-puhl, pee-] / ˈpaɪ pəl, ˈpi- /

noun

  1. a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.


pipal British  
/ ˈpaɪpəl /

noun

  1. a variant of peepul

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pipal

1780–90; < Hindi pīpal < Sanskrit pippala

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He famously achieved enlightenment—his insights about the cause of suffering and the way to end it—while meditating under a pipal tree.

From The New Yorker Jun. 29, 2015

Again, the mysterious rustle of the bo tree, pipal may be the reason for its especial veneration; as its seeming immortality is certainly the cause of the reverence given to the banian.

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn

Also there was immediately a reversal of bird form, a shatterment of sentiment, a rasping maddening note from somewhere in the dome of a pipal tree.

From Caste by Fraser, William Alexander

Clumps of mangoes sprouted from between the bricks; great pipal trees overhung the well-windlass that whined all day; and hosts of parrots tore through the trees.

From Life's Handicap by Kipling, Rudyard

Then the pitcher was placed upon the Kali shrine; raw sugar was inclosed in a cloth and tied to a branch of the pipal.

From Caste by Fraser, William Alexander

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