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Meaning of sycamore tree

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sycamore

Pronunciation:/ˈsɪkəmɔː//ˈsɪkəmɔɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore).

  2. A large British and European species of maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, known in North America as the sycamore maple.

  3. A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig and found in Egypt and Syria; also called the sycamore fig or the fig-mulberry; the Biblical sycomore.