sycamore

[ sik-uh-mawr, -mohr ]

/ ˈsɪk əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr /

noun

Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, especially Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.

British. the sycamore maple.

a tree, Ficus sycomorus, of the Near East, related to the common fig, bearing an edible fruit.

Origin of sycamore

1300–50; Middle English sicomore<Old French <Latin sȳcomorus<Greek sȳkómoros, equivalent to sŷko(n) fig + mór(on) mulberry + -os noun suffix, apparently by folk etymology <Semitic; compare Hebrew shiqmāh sycamore

Words nearby sycamore

Sybarite, Sybaritic, Sybil, sybo, sycamine, sycamore, sycamore maple, syce, sycee, sycoma, sycon

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Example sentences from the Web for sycamore

“A Time to Kill is very autobiographical, and so is Sycamore Row,” Grisham acknowledged.
Still Killing Time: John Grisham Talks Broadway and “Sycamore Row”|Thane Rosenbaum|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The two came to America in 1946, and he grew up in Sycamore.
Child-Murder Arrest After 53 Years|Winston Ross|August 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In 1977, back-up singer/girlfriend Gloria Jones wrapped their purple Mini around a sycamore tree.
'T-Rex' Will Never Be Extinct|Simon Doonan|August 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Lastly the boy turned the magician into a sycamore tree, and won his daughter.
Custom and Myth|Andrew Lang

The flycatchers seemed well suited to the sycamore; they were birds of large ideas and sweeping flights.
A-Birding on a Bronco|Florence A. Merriam
The growth of timber is very fine; the trees are beech, sugar-maple, and sycamore.
The Americans as They Are|Charles Sealsfield
Now, after the meeting of the Sycamore Spring, a new view of matters broke upon Eliphalet's vision.
Quodlibet|John P. Kennedy
With this impaled upon the hook he cautiously approached the pool under the sycamore and cast gently.
Hiram The Young Farmer|Burbank L. Todd

British Dictionary definitions for sycamore

sycamore

/ (ˈsɪkəˌmɔː) /

noun

a Eurasian maple tree, Acer pseudoplatanus, naturalized in Britain and North America, having five-lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and two-winged fruits

US and Canadian an American plane tree, Platanus occidentalisSee plane tree

Also: sycomore a moraceous tree, Ficus sycomorus, of N Africa and W Asia, having an edible figlike fruit

Word Origin for sycamore

C14: from Old French sicamor, from Latin sӯcomorus, from Greek sukomoros, from sukon fig + moron mulberry

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单词	sycamore
释义	sycamore [ sik-uh-mawr, -mohr ] / ˈsɪk əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr / noun Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, especially Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber. British. the sycamore maple. a tree, Ficus sycomorus, of the Near East, related to the common fig, bearing an edible fruit. Origin of sycamore 1300–50; Middle English sicomore<Old French <Latin sȳcomorus<Greek sȳkómoros, equivalent to sŷko(n) fig + mór(on) mulberry + -os noun suffix, apparently by folk etymology <Semitic; compare Hebrew shiqmāh sycamore Words nearby sycamore Sybarite, Sybaritic, Sybil, sybo, sycamine, sycamore, sycamore maple, syce, sycee, sycoma, sycon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sycamore “A Time to Kill is very autobiographical, and so is Sycamore Row,” Grisham acknowledged. Still Killing Time: John Grisham Talks Broadway and “Sycamore Row”\|Thane Rosenbaum\|October 24, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The two came to America in 1946, and he grew up in Sycamore. Child-Murder Arrest After 53 Years\|Winston Ross\|August 6, 2011\|DAILY BEAST In 1977, back-up singer/girlfriend Gloria Jones wrapped their purple Mini around a sycamore tree. 'T-Rex' Will Never Be Extinct\|Simon Doonan\|August 13, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Lastly the boy turned the magician into a sycamore tree, and won his daughter. Custom and Myth\|Andrew Lang The flycatchers seemed well suited to the sycamore; they were birds of large ideas and sweeping flights. A-Birding on a Bronco\|Florence A. Merriam The growth of timber is very fine; the trees are beech, sugar-maple, and sycamore. The Americans as They Are\|Charles Sealsfield Now, after the meeting of the Sycamore Spring, a new view of matters broke upon Eliphalet's vision. Quodlibet\|John P. Kennedy With this impaled upon the hook he cautiously approached the pool under the sycamore and cast gently. Hiram The Young Farmer\|Burbank L. Todd British Dictionary definitions for sycamore sycamore / (ˈsɪkəˌmɔː) / noun a Eurasian maple tree, Acer pseudoplatanus, naturalized in Britain and North America, having five-lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and two-winged fruits US and Canadian an American plane tree, Platanus occidentalisSee plane tree Also: sycomore a moraceous tree, Ficus sycomorus, of N Africa and W Asia, having an edible figlike fruit Word Origin for sycamore C14: from Old French sicamor, from Latin sӯcomorus, from Greek sukomoros, from sukon fig + moron mulberry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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