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n. - Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity.

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  • The peepal is a type of banyan fig tree, known in Buddhism as the bodhi tree.
  • They were referring to a 'peepal' tree that was "mercilessly chopped overnight" for the benefit of metro construction some time back.
  • There is a peepal tree still alive here that is famed to have been planted by Vidur himself.
  • And ye two must then separately embrace two different trees -- she a peepal tree, and thou a fig tree.
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