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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 pee·pul Pee·pul tree  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.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pi·pal tree Same as Peepul tree.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pipal tree
      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, pipul, peepul, sacred fig,
           bo tree, Ficus religiosa]