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sycamore

(sik′ə môr′)

noun

a fig tree (Ficus sycamorus) native to Egypt and Asia Minor, with edible fruit: the sycamore of the Bible
a tall maple tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) with yellow flowers, found in Europe and Asia
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Origin: ME sicomore < OFr sicamor < L sycomorus < Gr sykomoros, prob. altered (after sykon, fig + moron, black mulberry) < Heb shikma, mulberry

See sycamore in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Platanus, especially P. occidentalis of eastern North America, having palmately lobed leaves, ball-like, nodding, hairy fruit clusters, and bark that flakes off in large colorful patches. Also called buttonball, buttonwood.
A Eurasian deciduous maple tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) having palmately lobed leaves, winged fruits, and greenish flowers.
A fig tree (Ficus sycomorus) of Africa and adjacent southwest Asia, mentioned in the Bible, having clusters of figs borne on short leafless twigs.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sicamour, a kind of fig tree

Origin: , from Old French sicamor

Origin: , from Latin sȳcomorus

Origin: , from Greek sūkomoros, perhaps of Semitic origin; see šqm in Semitic roots

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