PIPAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pipal mean? 

• PIPAL (noun)
  The noun PIPAL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PIPAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PIPAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bo tree; Ficus religiosa; peepul; pipal; pipal tree; pipul; sacred fig

Hypernyms ("pipal" is a kind of...):

fig tree (any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature)