sycamore

== English == === Alternative forms === sycomore === Etymology === Circa 1350 as Middle English sicamour, from Old French sicamor, from Latin sȳcomorus, from Ancient Greek σῡκόμορος (sūkómoros, literally “fig-mulberry”), from σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + μόρον (móron, “mulberry”). Possibly influenced by Hebrew שִׁקְמָה (shikmá, “fig-mulberry”). In the 16th c. applied to the European maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), in the early 19th c. to various plane tree species introduced to North America, perhaps in analogy to their shadiness. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪkəmoɹ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɪkəmɔː/ Homophone: sycomore Hyphenation: syc‧a‧more === Noun === sycamore (countable and uncountable, plural sycamores) (US) Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses. Synonyms: planetree, plane Hyponym: buttonwood (UK) A large British and European species of maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, known in North America as the sycamore maple. (originally) A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria. Synonyms: sycomore, sycomore fig, fig-mulberry ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== sycophant ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “sycamore”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “sycamore”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “sycamore”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. sycamore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sycamore Gap Tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia