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sycamore

Syllables: syc·a·moreUK/ˈsɪkəmɔː//ˈsɪkəmoɹ/

sycamore noun: 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.

sycamore: any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis...
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Noun

sycamore (countable and uncountable, plural sycamores)

  1. (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.
    • Stars shining bright above you / Night breezes seem to whisper, I love you / Birds singin' in the sycamore trees1931, “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, Gus Kahn (lyrics), Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt (music)
    • On his dark face were white sycamore patches.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 408
    Synonyms:
    planetree, plane
  2. (UK) A large British and European species of maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, known in North America as the sycamore maple.
    • The thronged boughs of the shadowy sycamore / Still bear young leaflets half the summer through1899, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “The Day-Dream”, in Pictures & poems
  3. (originally) A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.
    Synonyms:
    sycomore, sycomore fig, fig-mulberry

Proper noun capitalized: Sycamore

Sycamore

  1. An unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama.
  2. An unincorporated community in Colusa County, California.
  3. Former name of Herndon, California.
  4. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
  5. A minor city in Turner County, Georgia.
  6. A city, the county seat of DeKalb County, Illinois.
  7. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Howard County, Indiana.
  8. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas.
  9. A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
  10. An unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri.
  11. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio.
  12. A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
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  1. A census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
  2. A town in Allendale County, South Carolina.
  3. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.
  4. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
  5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sycamore Township.

sycamore meaning in Malayalam, Tagalog, Arabic and Persian

sycamore in Malayalam

Platanus
ചിനാർ cināṟ

sycamore in Tagalog

Platanus
sikomoro
Ficus sycomorus
sikomoro

sycamore in Arabic

Platanus
جُمَّيْز jummayz

sycamore in Persian

Platanus
چنار čenâr

Examples of sycamore in a sentence

  • Now derelict, it is surrounded by a shelterbelt of ancient sycamore trees.
  • Sycamore is like the Pepe Le Pew of the pokemon anime.
  • The giantesses lift arms like the trunks of sycamores, each finger tipped with an amaranthine talon.

All 11 example sentences with sycamore

Synonyms of sycamore

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Forms of sycamore

pluralsycamores
alternative formsycomore

Plural of sycamore: sycamores

Origin of sycamore

Circa 1350 as Middle English sicamour, from Old French sicamor, from Latin sȳcomorus, from Ancient Greek σῡκόμορος (sūkómoros, literally “fig-mulberry”), from σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + μόρον (móron, “mulberry”). Possibly influenced by Hebrew שִׁקְמָה (shikmá, “fig-mulberry”). In the 16th c. applied to the European maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), in the early 19th c. to various plane tree species introduced to North America, perhaps in analogy to their shadiness.

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Questions about sycamore

What does sycamore mean?
Sycamore means 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.
What is sycamore in Malayalam?
Sycamore in Malayalam is ചിനാർ (cināṟ). See Sycamore meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is sycamore?
Sycamore can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sycamore?
Sycamore is pronounced /ˈsɪkəmoɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of sycamore?
The plural of sycamore is sycamores.

Words near sycamore in the dictionary

  1. sybows
  2. SYBUNT
  3. SYBUNTs
  4. sycamine
  5. sycamines
  6. sycamore
  7. sycamore lace bug
  8. sycamore lace bugs
  9. sycamore maple
  10. sycamore maple tree
  11. sycamore maple trees

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