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pipal
[ pahy-puhl, pee- ]
noun
- a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
pipal
/ ˈpaɪpəl /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pipal1
1780–90; < Hindi pīpal < Sanskrit pippala
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Example Sentences
He spent the hours between sunrise and the sunset in an old pipal-tree before the tower, hanging with his head downwards.
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No trees, perhaps, are held in greater veneration in India, than the Ficus Religiosa or pipal tree.
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The place of carousal is a bare spot near a large and ancient well out of which grows a vast pipal tree.
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At intervals on the road pipal trees afforded shelter to travellers by the wayside.
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Heavy cracks in the roof let in shafts of the fading daylight, and roots of weeds and pipal trees had penetrated and hung below.
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