Sycamore (redirected from Sycomore)

sycamore: see plane tree.

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sycamore

Any of several distinct trees called by the same name though in different genera and families. In the U.S. the term refers to the American plane tree or buttonwood (Platanus occidentalis), a hardy street tree. The sycamore maple, or mock plane (Acer pseudoplatanus), is sometimes also called simply sycamore. The biblical sycamore, actually the sycamore fig (Ficus sycomorus), was used by the ancient Egyptians to make mummy cases.

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sycamore

1. a Eurasian maple tree, Acer pseudoplatanus, naturalized in Britain and North America, having five-lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and two-winged fruits

2. US and Canadian an American plane tree, Platanus occidentalis

3. a moraceous tree, Ficus sycomorus, of N Africa and W Asia, having an edible figlike fruit

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sycamore [′sik·ə‚mȯr]

(botany)

Any of several species of deciduous trees of the genusPlatanus,especiallyP. occidentalisof eastern and central North America, distinguished by simple, large, three-to five-lobed leaves and spherical fruit heads.

The Eurasian maple (Acer pseudoplatanus).

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sycamore

A tough, yellowish wood having a close, firm texture; takes a fine polish; used for flooring and veneer.

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sycamore

symbolizes inquisitiveness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177]

See : Curiosity

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Sycamore

(Ficus sycomorus), also sycamore fig, a tree of the family Moraceae that reaches a height of 40 m. The sycamore grows in East Africa, where it is cultivated for its edible fruit. The tree has hard wood. Sometimes the name “sycamore” is used to designate the sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) and the planer tree (Planera aquatica), a North American tree of the family Ulmaceae.

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Sycamore

(Acer pseudoplatanus), also sycamore maple, a slender maple tree with brownish gray bark. The sycamore reaches 40 m in height and more than 2 m in diameter. The leaves are usually five-lobed. The greenish yellow flowers are in a long many-flowered spicate raceme that droops at the end.

The sycamore is found in Western Europe and on the northern coast of Asia Minor. In the USSR it occurs in the southwestern European section, in Ciscaucasia, and in western Transcaucasia. The tree grows mainly in mountainous forests, usually singly or in small groups. In the Caucasus the sycamore can grow at elevations to 1,800 m above sea level. The tree yields a substantial amount of nectar and valuable wood for furniture-making. The sycamore has been cultivated in gardens and parks since antiquity.