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bo tree

On-Yomi: ボ

Koohii stories:

1) [gavmck] 24-3-2010(16): Phonetic ボ. Bo tree is a sacred buddhist fig tree. The lovely smell from the flowering bo tree wafts down onto the meditating monks who are silent as though muzzled. 菩薩・ぼさつ bodhisattva.

2) [Katsuo] 14-10-2007(8): The flower shop has put a muzzle on Bo Derek and is selling her as a bo tree.

3) [cameron_en] 3-12-2008(7): A wannabe buddhist buys a tree and tries to give it to Buddha as a gift, "Yo Bo, 'sup, I got yo a tree!" Buddha gracefully accepts the gift and gives him a flower in return to shut him up (muzzle him).

4) [cb4960] 21-2-2009(5): The gardener has to put a muzzle on the flowers of the bo tree due to their carnivorous nature.

5) [wilsoncb] 31-8-2010(4): We had to muzzle the flowers on the BO tree since they smelled like, well, BO. Gross.

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