sycamore

IPA: sˈɪkʌmɔr

noun

  • (US) Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses.
  • (Britain) A large British and European species of maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, known in North America as the sycamore maple.
  • (originally) A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.
  • A number of places in the United States:
  • An unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama.
  • An unincorporated community in Colusa County, California.
  • Former name of Herndon, California.
  • An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
  • A minor city in Turner County, Georgia.
  • A city, the county seat of DeKalb County, Illinois.
  • An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Howard County, Indiana.
  • An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas.
  • A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
  • An unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri.
  • A village in Wyandot County, Ohio.
  • A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
  • A census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
  • A town in Allendale County, South Carolina.
  • An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.
  • An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
  • A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sycamore Township.
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Examples of "sycamore" in Sentences

  • The piece was carved in sycamore.
  • It looks more like a sycamore leaf.
  • Some sycamore trees grow on the site.
  • Some sycamore and oaks to a lesser degree.
  • The wood is often marketed as rippled sycamore.
  • Bishop was a highly respected citizen of Sycamore.
  • Adam and Eve in the garden under that sycamore tree.
  • The result of the debate was to redirect to Sycamore.
  • Mariko Passion mattilda a.k.a. matt bernstein sycamore
  • The result of that discussion was to redirect to Sycamore.
  • The American sycamore is a favored food plant of the pest sycamore leaf beetle.
  • She said preliminary tests have shown the sycamore is more than 2,000 years old.

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