bo tree
noun/ˈbəʊ tɹiː/
Etymology From Sinhalese බෝ (bō) + tree. The first component is from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi, “perfect knowledge; tree of wisdom”), and thus a doublet of bid in the "offer price" sense.
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The peepul tree, Ficus religiosa, regarded as sacred by Hindus and Buddhists.
- 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.2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 221:
- Synonyms
- Ficus religiosa, pipal, sacred fig
- Related terms
- Ficus
- Hypernyms
- tree