sycamore

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 See also 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

c.1350, from Old French sicamor, from Latin sycomorus, from Ancient Greek συκόμορος (sukomoros), “‘fig-mulberry’”), from σῦκον (sukon), “‘fig’”) + μόρον (moron), “‘mulberry’”). Possibly influenced by Hebrew שִׁקמָה (shiqmah), “‘mulberry’”).

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sycamore (countable and uncountable; plural sycamores)

1. (US) Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore).
2. (British) A large British and European species of maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, known in North America as the sycamore maple.
3. A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig and found in Egypt and Syria; also called the sycamore fig or the fig-mulberry; the Biblical sycomore.

[edit] See also

• buttonwood
• sycomore

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: plataani (1), vuorivaahtera (2)

[edit] External links

• sycamore in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• sycamore in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• sycamore at OneLook® Dictionary Search