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Bo tree
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What's The Definition Of Bo tree?
[n] fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bo tree: Ficus religiosa | peepul | pipal | pipal tree | pipul | sacred fig Related Terms | Find terms related to Bo tree: See Also | fig tree Bo tree In Webster's Dictionary \Bo" tree`\ (Bot.)
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.
The sacred bo tree of the Buddhists ({Ficus
religiosa}), which is planted close to every temple,
and attracts almost as much veneration as the status of
the god himself. . . . It differs from the banyan
({Ficus Indica}) by sending down no roots from its
branches. --Tennent.
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