pipal

[ pahy-puhl, pee- ]

noun

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

pipal

/ ˈpaɪpəl /

noun

1. a variant of peepul

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipal¹

1780–90; < Hindi pīpal < Sanskrit pippala

Example Sentences

He spent the hours between sunrise and the sunset in an old pipal-tree before the tower, hanging with his head downwards.

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No trees, perhaps, are held in greater veneration in India, than the Ficus Religiosa or pipal tree.

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The place of carousal is a bare spot near a large and ancient well out of which grows a vast pipal tree.

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At intervals on the road pipal trees afforded shelter to travellers by the wayside.

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Heavy cracks in the roof let in shafts of the fading daylight, and roots of weeds and pipal trees had penetrated and hung below.

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