Peepul

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  peepul \pee"pul\ (p[=e]"p[u^]l), Peepul tree \Pee"pul
  tree`\(p[=e]"p[u^]l tr[=e]`). [Hind. p[imac]pal, Skr. pippala.]
     (Bot.)
     A sacred tree ({Ficus religiosa}) of the Buddhists, a kind of
     fig tree which attains great size and venerable age; it lacks
     the prop roots of the {banyan}. See {Bo tree}. [Written also


     {pippul tree}, and {pipal tree}.]
  
     Syn: pipal, peepul, peepul tree, pipal tree, pipul, sacred
          fig, bo tree, {Ficus religiosa}.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  peepul
       n : fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks
           the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by
           Buddhists [syn: {pipal}, {pipal tree}, {pipul}, {sacred
           fig}, {bo tree}, {Ficus religiosa}]