bo tree

English
Base of bo tree

Etymology

From Sinhalese bō + tree.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbəʊ tɹiː/
  • Hyphenation: bo tree

Noun

bo tree (plural bo trees)

  1. The peepul tree, Ficus religiosa, regarded as sacred by Hindus and Buddhists. [from 19th c.]
    • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 221:
      In 1806, the king of Ava gave careful orders for the planting of saplings of the Bo tree [ficus religiosa] brought by monks from Sri Lanka.

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Translations
sacred fig — see sacred fig

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