sycamore
noun
syc·a·more
ˈsi-kə-ˌmȯr 
1
or less commonly sycomore
: 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 fig
2
: a Eurasian maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) with long racemes of showy yellowish-green flowers that is widely planted as a shade tree
3
: plane entry 4
especially
: a very large spreading tree (Platanus occidentalis) chiefly of the eastern and central U.S. with 3- to 5-lobed broadly ovate leaves
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Enormous live oaks shade many of the curving pathways, and sycamores, replanted during the 1990s renovation of the Capitol Complex, line the formal processional walk to the south of the baroque domed structure.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Other new additions in this phase include a new pet-friendly beer garden with a hand-hewn sycamore bar and six new pickleball courts.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Flannel moths typically feed on elms, maples, hackberries, hollies, oaks and sycamores, according to the NC State Extension, so people who have these plants around their properties are more likely to encounter these caterpillars.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2025
At a makeshift bar shaded by a sycamore tree, one of the guides was mixing cocktails that contained pisco and ginger.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Other new additions in this phase include a new pet-friendly beer garden with a hand-hewn sycamore bar and six new pickleball courts.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Flannel moths typically feed on elms, maples, hackberries, hollies, oaks and sycamores, according to the NC State Extension, so people who have these plants around their properties are more likely to encounter these caterpillars.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2025
At a makeshift bar shaded by a sycamore tree, one of the guides was mixing cocktails that contained pisco and ginger.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
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“Sycamore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sycamore. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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sycamore
noun
syc·a·more
ˈsik-ə-ˌmō(ə)r
-ˌmȯ(ə)r
1
: a Eurasian maple with yellowish green flowers that is widely planted as a shade tree
2
: a large spreading tree of the eastern and central U.S. that has light-brown bark peeling off in thin flakes and small round brown fruits hanging on long stalks
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