sycamore
/ˈsɪkəmɔr/
noun
- A large tree with broad leaves and bark that peels off in patches, common in North America and Europe.
- Sycamore wood is often used for furniture and musical instruments.
- The children played under the shade of a giant sycamore tree.
- In autumn, sycamore leaves turn a beautiful golden yellow.
- In Britain, a type of maple tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) with five-lobed leaves and winged seeds.
- Sycamore trees are often planted in parks and along streets in the UK.
- British sycamore wood is prized for its fine grain and workability.
- The sycamore in our garden drops helicopter seeds every spring.
- In the Bible and ancient Middle East, a fig tree (Ficus sycomorus) that produces a fig-like fruit.
- Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus passing by.
- Farmers in the region still harvest fruit from sycamore trees today.
- The sycamore fig was a common source of food in ancient Egypt.