Meanings
plural sacred figs
- The bodhi tree, Ficus religiosa, venerated by Buddhists because they believe the Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting underneath such a tree.
Synonyms: bo tree, bodhi tree, peepul, pippala tree, ashwattha tree
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe bodhi tree, Ficus religiosa, venerated by Buddhists because they believe the Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting underneath such a tree.
More synonyms by meaning
nounfig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bengali অশ্বত্থ, পিপ্পল
- অশ্বত্থ (ośśottho)Ficus religiosa
- পিপ্পল (pippol)Ficus religiosa
- প্লক্ষ (plokkho)Ficus religiosa
Catalan figuera de les pagodes
- figuera de les pagodesFicus religiosa
Chinese Mandarin 菩提樹 /菩提树
- 菩提樹 /菩提树 (pútíshù)Ficus religiosa
Finnish temppeliviikuna
- temppeliviikunaFicus religiosa
German Pappel-Feige
- Pappel-FeigeFicus religiosa
Hindi पीपल
- पीपल (pīpal)Ficus religiosa
Indonesian ara suci
- ara suciFicus religiosa
Japanese 菩提樹, 印度菩提樹
- 菩提樹 (bodaiju)Ficus religiosa
- 印度菩提樹 (indo-bodaiju)Ficus religiosa
- 天竺菩提樹 (tenjiku bodaiju)Ficus religiosa
Korean 인도보리수
- 인도보리수 (indoborisu)Ficus religiosa
Polish figowiec pagodowy
- figowiec pagodowyFicus religiosa
Punjabi ਪਿੱਪਲ
- ਪਿੱਪਲ (pippal)Ficus religiosa
Spanish higuera de las pagodas, higuera sagrada
- higuera de las pagodasFicus religiosa
- higuera sagradaFicus religiosa
Tamil அரசமரம், அரசு
- அரசமரம் (aracamaram)Ficus religiosa
- அரசு (aracu)Ficus religiosa
Vietnamese bồ đề
- bồ đềFicus religiosa
Cite this entry
sacred fig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacred%20fig
“sacred fig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacred%20fig. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sacred fig,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacred%20fig.
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