Definition of Ficus religiosa

1. Noun. Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists.

Exact synonyms: Bo Tree, Peepul, Pipal, Pipal Tree, Pipul, Sacred Fig
Generic synonyms: Fig Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ficus Religiosa

Fibonacci number
Fibonacci numbers
Fibonacci sequence
Fibonacci sequences
Fick's laws of diffusion
Fick method
Fick principle
Ficoll-Hypaque technique
Ficus aurea
Ficus bengalensis
Ficus carica
Ficus carica sylvestris
Ficus deltoidea
Ficus diversifolia
Ficus elastica
Ficus religiosa (current term)
Ficus rubiginosa
Ficus sycomorus
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro Ruz
Fides
Fido
Fiedler
Fiedler's myocarditis
Field
Field's rapid stain
Fielding
Fielding's membrane
Fields
Fiessinger-Leroy-Reiter syndrome

Literary usage of Ficus religiosa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wanderings in New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast, Singapore, and China by George Bennet (1834)
"... weed—Volcanic rocks—St. Helena—Buttermilk Point—James's Town—Ficus religiosa— Over-population of James's Town—Visit to the late residence of Napoleon. ..."

2. Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (chiefly Lancashire and the North by Charles Hardwick (1872)
"... is the ficus religiosa, or "world tree," " out of which the immortals shaped the heavens and the earth;" and it is supposed to be the prototype of the ..."

3. The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal (1871)
"There seems to be no manner of doubt, that Fa-sien speaks not of a palm tree, but of Ficus religiosa,—although the statement, that a branch of the tree ..."

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