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sycamore

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Main Entry:
syc·a·more 
          Listen to the pronunciation of sycamore
Pronunciation:
\ˈsi-kə-ˌmr\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English sicamour, from Anglo-French sicamour, from Latin sycomorus, from Greek sykomoros, probably modification of a Semitic word akin to Hebrew shiqmāh sycamore
Date:
14th century
1also syc·o·more 
          Listen to the pronunciation of sycomore \ˈsi-kə-ˌ\ : a fig tree (Ficus sycomorus) of Africa and the Middle East that is the sycamore of Scripture and has edible fruit similar but inferior to the common fig2: a Eurasian maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) with long racemes of showy yellowish-green flowers that is widely planted as a shade tree3: 2plane ; especially : a very large spreading tree (Platanus occidentalis) chiefly of the eastern and central United States with 3- to 5-lobed broadly ovate leaves


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