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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024syc•a•more /ˈsɪkəˌmɔr/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] a tree of E North America, having leaves shaped like the palm of a hand.
- Plant Biology[countable] a tree related to this.
- [uncountable] the wood of any of these trees.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024syc•a•more (sik′ə môr′, -mōr′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant BiologyAlso called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, esp. Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.
- Plant Biology[Brit.]the sycamore maple.
- Plant Biologya tree, Ficus sycomorus, of the Near East, related to the common fig, bearing an edible fruit.
- Semitic; compare Hebrew shiqmāh sycamore
- Greek sȳkómoros, equivalent. to sŷko(n) fig + mór(on) mulberry + -os noun, nominal suffix, apparently by folk etymology
- Latin sȳcomorus
- Old French
- Middle English sicomore 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sycamore /ˈsɪkəˌmɔː/ n - a Eurasian maple tree, Acer pseudoplatanus, naturalized in Britain and North America, having five-lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and two-winged fruits
- US Canadian an American plane tree, Platanus occidentalis
See plane tree - Also: sycomore a moraceous tree, Ficus sycomorus, of N Africa and W Asia, having an edible figlike fruit
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French sicamor, from Latin sӯcomorus, from Greek sukomoros, from sukon fig + moron mulberry |