Peepul
/ˈpipɐl/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The sacred fig, Ficus religiosa.
"This was about the time she caught me in the branches of the peepul tree a good mile and a quarter up river on the banks of the Gambhiree, spying on the women who went there to wash their clothes and themselves."
- 2 fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists wordnet
Example
More examples"This was about the time she caught me in the branches of the peepul tree a good mile and a quarter up river on the banks of the Gambhiree, spying on the women who went there to wash their clothes and themselves."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi पीपल / Urdu پیپل (pīpal), from Sanskrit पिप्पल (pippala). Doublet of falafel and pepper.