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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Picturesque grounds initially created by pioneering landscape artist Theodore Payne, who is credited with helping to establish the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, host a monarch butterfly habitat among mature oak and sycamore trees.
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Here’s how: Take a breather in Gülhane Park Escape from the Old City crowds with a quick stroll under the sycamore and cypress trees in this leafy urban green space.
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Twisty olive trees from past groves grew along with towering sycamores, eucalypti, and deodar cedars.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Made of pinewood, bird’s-eye maple and plain-cut sycamore, the violin is almost certainly the work of a Scottish luthier, Reid said.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
Here’s how: Take a breather in Gülhane Park Escape from the Old City crowds with a quick stroll under the sycamore and cypress trees in this leafy urban green space.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Twisty olive trees from past groves grew along with towering sycamores, eucalypti, and deodar cedars.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Made of pinewood, bird’s-eye maple and plain-cut sycamore, the violin is almost certainly the work of a Scottish luthier, Reid said.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Sycamore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sycamore. Accessed 26 Apr. 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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