sycamine

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syc·a·mine

S0953100 (sĭk′ə-mīn′, -mĭn)n. A tree mentioned in the New Testament, thought to be a species of mulberry.
[Latin sȳcamīnus, from Greek sūkamīnos, of Semitic origin; see qwm in Semitic roots.]

sycamine

(ˈsɪkəˌmaɪn) n (Bible) a mulberry tree mentioned in the Bible, thought to be the black mulberry, Morus nigra[C16: from Latin sӯcamīnus, from Greek sukaminon, from Hebrew shiqmāh]

syc•a•mine

(ˈsɪk ə mɪn, -ˌmaɪn)

n. a tree mentioned in the New Testament, probably the black mulberry, Morus nigra. [1520–30; < Latin sȳcamīnus « Semitic; compare Hebrew shiqmāh mulberry tree, sycamore]