peepul

[ pee-puh l ]

/ ˈpi pəl /

pipal.

Words nearby peepul

Birdlime is prepared from the tenacious milky juice of the Peepul and the Banyan.

Flowers and Flower-Gardens |David Lester Richardson
It is generally shadowed by a huge bhur, peepul, or tamarind tree.

Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier |James Inglis
They had not far to go before they reached the peepul tree, into which they climbed as the rajah had planned.

The Olive Fairy Book |Various
But what is most extraordinary about it is, that two peepul trees have grown both cannon and carriage into themselves.

The Book of Curiosities |I. Platts

We hed a good many dances through the winter, and our peepul is very fond uf dancin'.

Watch Yourself Go By |Al. G. Field

peepul

/ (ˈpiːpəl) /

an Indian moraceous tree, Ficus religiosa, resembling the banyan: regarded as sacred by Buddhists Also called: bo tree

C18: from Hindi pīpal, from Sanskrit pippala