pipal

American  

[pahy-puhl, pee-] / ˈpaɪ pəl, ˈpi- /

noun

1. a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.

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pipal British  

/ ˈpaɪpəl /

noun

1. a variant of peepul

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Etymology

Origin of pipal

1780–90; < Hindi pīpal < Sanskrit pippala

Example Sentences

He famously achieved enlightenment—his insights about the cause of suffering and the way to end it—while meditating under a pipal tree.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 29, 2015

Somewhere, for instance, among those gigantic pipal trees.

From Guns of the Gods by Mundy, Talbot

Therefore, expecting to arrive at Cawnpore early next day, he elected not to push on to Bithoor, and proposed to pass the night under the branches of a great pipal tree.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

He gave me his coat and his rug, and made cups out of pipal leaves to catch the raindrops as they fell.

From Banked Fires by Savi, E. W. (Ethel Winifred)

An old man came running up the road, between its walls of pipal trees, beating his mouth with the palm of his hand in a staccato lament.

From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.