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Definition: sycomore
Sycamore
\Syc"a*more\, n. [L. sycomorus, Gr. ? the fig mulberry;
? a fig + ? the black mulberry; or perhaps of Semitic origin:
cf. F. sycomore. Cf.
Mulberry.] (Bot.)
(a) A large tree (
Ficus Sycomorus) allied to the common
fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore,
or sycamine, of Scripture.
(b) The American plane tree, or buttonwood.
(c) A large European species of maple (
Acer Pseudo-Platanus
). [Written sometimes
sycomore.]
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