Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sacred_fig

1 sense of sacred fig

Sense 1
pipal, pipal tree, pipul, peepul, sacred fig, bo tree, Ficus religiosa -- (fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists)
       => fig tree -- (any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature)