bo tree

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bo′ tree′  (bō),USA pronunciation 
  1. Plant Biology, Eastern Religionsthe pipal, or sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, under which the founder of Buddhism is reputed to have attained the Enlightenment that constituted him the Buddha. Also called bodhi tree. 
  • Sanskrit; see Bodhisattva) + gaha tree
  • Pali bodhi
  • partial translation of Sinhalese bogaha, equivalent. to bo (1860–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bo tree /bəʊ/ n
  1. another name for the peepul
Etymology: 19th Century: from Sinhalese, from Pali bodhitaru tree of wisdom, from Sanskrit bodhi wisdom, awakening; see Bodhisattva
'bo tree' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Anuradhapura - Buddh Gaya - peepul - bodhi tree

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