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sycomore |
1 definition found 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}.]
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