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peepul
[ pee-puhl ]
peepul
/ ˈpiːpəl /
noun
- an Indian moraceous tree, Ficus religiosa, resembling the banyan: regarded as sacred by Buddhists Also calledbo tree
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peepul1
C18: from Hindi pīpal, from Sanskrit pippala
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Example Sentences
Bruce and Ramabai wisely made a wide detour to the peepul tree, which they climbed, disturbing the apes and the parrakeets.
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Uv cos ye kin buy hosses ef ye got money but ye can't buy peepul.
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Thur's a heap uf peepul in this town never knowed ye amounted to enuf to be preached about.
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They had not far to go before they reached the peepul tree, into which they climbed as the rajah had planned.
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But what is most extraordinary about it is, that two peepul trees have grown both cannon and carriage into themselves.
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