sycamine
noun
syc·a·mine ˈsi-kə-ˌmīn 
-mən
: a tree of the Bible that is usually considered a mulberry (Morus nigra)
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin sȳcamīnos "sycamore fig (Ficus sycomorus), mulberry (Morus nigra)," borrowed from Greek sȳkámīnos, borrowed (with the initial syllable conformed to sŷkon "fig") from a Semitic source akin to Aramaic šiqmīn (plural) "sycamore figs" (Hebrew šiqmāh, plural šiqmīm)
First Known Use
1526, in the meaning defined above
- anti-bunching
- anti-bureaucratic
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-Catholic
- anti-catholicism
- anti-cellulite
- anti-censorship
- anti-choice
- anti-choicer
- anti-choicers
- anti-christ
- anti-Christian
- anti-Christianism
- anti-christianisms
- anti-christianity
- injunctions
- injunctive
- injuncts
- injuns
- injurant
- injurants
- injure