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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pipal, pipal tree, pipul, peepul, sacred fig, bo tree, Ficus religiosanoun

    fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists

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  1. bo treenoun

    A fig tree regarded as sacred by Hindus and Buddhists.

Wikipedia

  1. bo tree

    Ficus religiosa or sacred fig is a species of fig native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina that belongs to Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family. It is also known as the bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal tree, pipal tree,, ashvattha tree (in India and Nepal), or Asathu (ඇසතු) in Sinhala The sacred fig is considered to have a religious significance in three major religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Hindu and Jain ascetics consider the species to be sacred and often meditate under it. This is the tree species under which Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment. The sacred fig is the state tree of the Indian states of Odisha, Bihar and Haryana.

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  1. bo tree

    A bo tree, also known as a bodhi tree, peepal tree, or Ficus religiosa, is a large and sacred fig tree native to India and Nepal. It is significant in Buddhism as it is believed to be the tree under which Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) attained enlightenment. It is characterized by its heart-shaped leaves and is traditionally used for its medicinal properties.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bo tree

    the peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bo tree in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bo tree in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bo tree in a Sentence

  1. Dave Herman:

    If I'm a drug company, I think that it costs somewhere, depending on who you speak to, between $ 1.2 and $ 1.8 billion to bring a new drug to market, who would spend that kind of money when some other guy can just get on a boat, ride down a river and grab it off a tree ?

  2. David Demming on Labor Day:

    They are really popular under the tree.

  3. Kahlil Gibran:

    To realize that prophecy in the people is like fruit in the tree is to know the unity of life.

  4. Unknown:

    Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who decided to stand their ground.

  5. Nathan Unsworth:

    The easiest sign is when your tree is getting attacked by woodpeckers.


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