Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bodhi tree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: bod-hi tree
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Indian fig tree, sacred fig, Ficus religiosa, that is sacred to Buddhism.

noun

The specific fig tree under which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment; the descendant of that tree on the same spot at Bodh Gaya.

Inflected Forms

bodhi trees (plural)

Synonyms

god tree

Questions

What does bodhi tree mean?: The Indian fig tree, sacred fig, Ficus religiosa, that is sacred to Buddhism.

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