| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bo tree |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  b |
| NOUN: | See pipal. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Partial translation of Sinhalese bo-gaha, tree of wisdom (because it was the tree under which the Buddha was enlightened) : bo, wisdom (from Pali bodhi, from Sanskrit bodhi , enlightenment; see bheudh- in Appendix I) + gaha, tree.
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