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sycamore definition

syca·more (sik′ə môr′)

noun

  1. a fig tree (Ficus sycamorus) native to Egypt and Asia Minor, with edible fruit: the sycamore of the Bible
  2. a tall maple tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) with yellow flowers, found in Europe and Asia
  3. ☆ plane

Etymology: ME sicomore < OFr sicamor < L sycomorus < Gr sykomoros, prob. altered (after sykon, fig + moron, black mulberry) < Heb shikma, mulberry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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