a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan
Also: peepul
Word origin
[1780–90; ‹ Hindi pīpal ‹ Skt pippala]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alignment, classification, fluff, oxygen, vampire bat
Examples of 'pipal' in a sentence
pipal
It's quite another story under the pipal tree of the court compound.