pipal
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
Origin of pipal
1- Also peepul.
Words Nearby pipal
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How to use pipal in a sentence
He spent the hours between sunrise and the sunset in an old pipal-tree before the tower, hanging with his head downwards.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna BlavatskyNo trees, perhaps, are held in greater veneration in India, than the Ficus Religiosa or pipal tree.
Cultus Arborum | AnonymousThe place of carousal is a bare spot near a large and ancient well out of which grows a vast pipal tree.
Beast and Man in India | John Lockwood KiplingAt intervals on the road pipal trees afforded shelter to travellers by the wayside.
Banked Fires | E. W. (Ethel Winifred) SaviHeavy cracks in the roof let in shafts of the fading daylight, and roots of weeds and pipal trees had penetrated and hung below.
Banked Fires | E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi
British Dictionary definitions for pipal
/ (ˈpaɪpəl) /
a variant of peepul
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