sacred fig

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sacred fig

noun sacred figs

  1. The bodhi tree, Ficus religiosa, venerated by Buddhists because they believe the Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting underneath such a tree.

    Similar: bo tree, bodhi tree, peepul, pippala tree, ashwattha tree

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noun Ficus religiosa

Españolhiguera de las pagodas, higuera sagrada
한국어인도보리수 indoborisu
日本語菩提樹 bodaiju, 印度菩提樹 indo-bodaiju, 天竺菩提樹 tenjiku bodaiju
中文菩提樹 /菩提树 pútíshù
हिन्दीपीपल pīpal
DeutschPappel-Feige
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@misc{sacred_fig_2026,
  title = {sacred fig},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sacred%20fig},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}