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FICUS RELIGIOSA
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I. (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
Synonyms:
bo tree; Ficus religiosa; peepul; pipal; pipal tree; pipul; sacred fig
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Hypernyms ("Ficus religiosa" 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)
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