bo tree

bo tree  (b)

n.

See pipal.

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[Partial translation of Sinhalese bo-gaha, tree of wisdom (because it was the tree under which the Buddha was enlightened) : bo, wisdom (from Pali bodhi, from Sanskrit bodhi, enlightenment; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots) + gaha, tree.]

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bo tree [bəʊ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for the peepul

[from Sinhalese, from Pali bodhitaru tree of wisdom, from Sanskrit bodhi wisdom, awakening; see Bodhisattva]

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bo tree - fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists Ficus religiosa, peepul, pipal, pipal tree, pipul, sacred fig fig tree - any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature