Sycomore

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sycamore \Syc"a*more\, n. [L. sycomorus, Gr. ? the fig mulberry;
     ? a fig + ? the black mulberry; or perhaps of Semitic origin:
     cf. F. sycomore. Cf. {Mulberry}.] (Bot.)
     (a) A large tree ({Ficus Sycomorus}) allied to the common
         fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore,
         or sycamine, of Scripture.


     (b) The American plane tree, or buttonwood.
     (c) A large European species of maple ({Acer
         Pseudo-Platanus}). [Written sometimes {sycomore}.]
         [1913 Webster]