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sycamore
[ sik-uh-mawr, -mohr ]
noun
- Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, especially Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.
- British. the sycamore maple.
- a tree, Ficus sycomorus, of the Middle East, related to the common fig, bearing an edible fruit.
sycamore
/ ˈ²õɪ°ìəˌ³¾É”Ë /
noun
- a Eurasian maple tree, Acer pseudoplatanus, naturalized in Britain and North America, having five-lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and two-winged fruits
- an American plane tree, Platanus occidentalis See plane tree
- Alsosycomore a moraceous tree, Ficus sycomorus, of N Africa and W Asia, having an edible figlike fruit
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sycamore1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sycamore1
Example Sentences
He was galvanized by a proposal to bulldoze the sycamores blanketing Pipes Canyon, west of Yucca Valley, for an international airport.
By arborist Rebecca Latta’s estimate, thousands of trees in Altadena have been tagged for removal: oaks, pines, sycamores, deodar cedars — trees that have canopied the town for decades.
I offered my loneliness and heartbreak to the live oaks and sycamores, refuse they could make into something useful the same way they convert carbon dioxide into oxygen.
Although the preserve where the Eaton Fire is believed to have started suffered significant damage, many of its oaks and sycamore trees appear to have survived.
Having healthy, irrigated California live oak and sycamore trees on your property can save your house, Syphard said.
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