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Bo tree   /boʊ tri/   Listen
Bo tree

noun
1.
Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists.  Synonyms: Ficus religiosa, peepul, pipal, pipal tree, pipul, sacred fig.





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"Bo tree" Quotes from Famous Books



... an oblation is made by the Hindu to trees, with an appropriate invocation before the food is eaten. The Bo tree is extensively worshipped in India, and the Toolsee plant (Basil) is held sacred to all gods—no oblation being considered sacred without its leaves. Certain of the Chittagong hill tribes worship the bamboo,[17] and Sir John Lubbock, quoting from Thompson's "Travels in the ...
— The Folk-lore of Plants • T. F. Thiselton-Dyer


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