peepul

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists

Borrowed from Hindi पीपल / Urdu پیپل (pīpal), from Sanskrit पिप्पल (pippala). Doublet of falafel and pepper.

In that session Handy was for the "peepul." — In Our Town, William Allen White
'What night was it that you slept in the peepul tree?' demanded the rajah. — The Olive Fairy Book, Unknown
I wonder if the 'dorian', if that is the name of it, is another superstition, like the peepul tree. — Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Mark Twain

pipal, pipal tree, pipul, sacred fig, bo tree, Ficus religiosa

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