WordNet
sacred fig
n. fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists [syn: pipal, pipal tree, pipul, peepul, bo tree, Ficus religiosa]
Usage examples of "sacred fig".
It is here that the historical Buddha is said to have experienced Enlightenment beneath the sacred fig tree whose supposed descendant grows beside the temple.