SACRED FIG

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("sacred fig" 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)