bo tree

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊ tɹiː/
• Hyphenation: bo tree

Noun

bo tree (plural bo trees)

1. 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

• Ficus religiosa, pipal, sacred fig

Hypernyms

• tree

Translations

sacred fig — see sacred fig

See also

• Ficus religiosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ficus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ficus religiosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

• bo tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia