noun
- a large fig tree native to India and Southeast Asia, considered sacred in Hinduism and Buddhism
Usage: also called bodhi tree or sacred fig
Examples
- The ancient pipal tree stood in the center of the village square.
- Pilgrims gathered under the pipal to meditate and pray.
- Buddha is said to have achieved enlightenment while sitting under a pipal tree.
- The pipal’s heart-shaped leaves rustled gently in the breeze.
- Many Hindu temples have a pipal tree growing nearby.
- The pipal can live for hundreds of years and grow to enormous size.