Kind Of Tree That The Buddha Is Said To Have Meditated Under Crossword Clue3 Letters

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FIG
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The Bodhi tree under which the Buddha meditated is a sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa). 'Fig tree' is the botanical classification of the Bodhi/Bo tree, making FIG the perfect 3-letter answer.

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BODBodhi is the full name of the tree, but BOD is not a standard crossword answer for this
ASHSacred in Norse mythology but not associated with the Buddha
ELMCommon tree but no Buddhist connection

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