pipal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pipal
1780–90; < Hindi pīpal < Sanskrit pippala
Example Sentences
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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
For one thing, the blasting powder laid ready by the sappers under the pipal trees for explosion the day following, blew up prematurely.
From Guns of the Gods by Mundy, Talbot
First seven paces were marked off, and Ajeet was told that he must not run, but take the seven steps as in a walk, carrying the hot iron on a pipal leaf on his palm.
From Caste by Fraser, William Alexander
The pipal tree is preferable for avenues to the banyan.
From Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship by Anonymous
A pipal tree flourished aloft above its dome, its roots buried in the concrete and clinging to the walls; while festoons of wild convolvulus hung in profusion from the lower branches.
From Banked Fires by Savi, E. W. (Ethel Winifred)
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