variants:
or Bodhi tree
plural bodhi trees or Bodhi trees
Definition of bodhi tree
: peepul
Explore the stupas and temples at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed sacred city, Anuradhapura, which was built around a cutting of the Bodhi tree under which Buddha gained enlightenment in India.— Angela Saurine The pay-off comes gradually as you climb the steps … up past crumbling white stupas and bodhi trees, till you reach the summit …— Jaime Ee
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The first known use of bodhi tree was in 1838
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