sycamores

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)

   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

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