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sycomore

sycomore


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}.]