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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We are surrounded by trees: sycamore, lemon, pomegranate, orange, cypress, elm, maple, and oak.
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Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Tree varieties include Eureka lemon, pink guava, Golden Delicious apple, coast live oak, olive, crape myrtle, California sycamore, desert willow and torrey pines.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
In neighboring Andreas Canyon, a crystalline stream flows year-round and an easy one-mile loop winds beneath red cliffs, cooing birds and sycamore trees.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Already roughly 50,000 native plants and trees, including willows, oaks, and sycamores, have been planted as part of the first two phases of the project.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
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Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Tree varieties include Eureka lemon, pink guava, Golden Delicious apple, coast live oak, olive, crape myrtle, California sycamore, desert willow and torrey pines.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
In neighboring Andreas Canyon, a crystalline stream flows year-round and an easy one-mile loop winds beneath red cliffs, cooing birds and sycamore trees.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Already roughly 50,000 native plants and trees, including willows, oaks, and sycamores, have been planted as part of the first two phases of the project.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Sycamore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sycamore. Accessed 2 Feb. 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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