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Etymology
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[edit]Noun
[edit]bo tree (plural bo trees)
- 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.
Synonyms
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[edit]sacred fig — see sacred fig
See also
[edit]Ficus religiosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ficus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Ficus religiosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons