pipal

American  

[pahy-puhl, pee-] / ˈpaɪ pəl, ˈpi- /

noun

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

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pipal British  

/ ˈpaɪpəl /

noun

1. a variant of peepul

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Etymology

Origin of pipal

1780–90; < Hindi pīpal < Sanskrit pippala

Example Sentences

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

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

Something like it is the peepul, or pipal, though its branches do not take root in the ground like the other.

From Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East by Optic, Oliver

This vulture usually builds its nest in a lofty pipal tree, but in localities devoid of tall trees the platform is placed on the top of a bush.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas

Lifting his hat, he walked towards a huge pipal tree in the compound.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis