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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By arborist Rebecca Latta’s estimate, thousands of trees in Altadena have been tagged for removal: oaks, pines, sycamores, deodar cedars — trees that have canopied the town for decades.
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Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Even though the Eaton Canyon Nature Center burned down, the oaks and sycamores around it appear to have survived, some only singed from the fire.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Beyond the sycamore trees that, during my autumn visit, were starting to turn gold and copper, the Sterrekopje Healing Farm resort felt like something out of a fairy tale.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
The streets are lined with sycamore trees, the city is remarkably clean, and the architecture is stunning.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Even though the Eaton Canyon Nature Center burned down, the oaks and sycamores around it appear to have survived, some only singed from the fire.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Beyond the sycamore trees that, during my autumn visit, were starting to turn gold and copper, the Sterrekopje Healing Farm resort felt like something out of a fairy tale.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
The streets are lined with sycamore trees, the city is remarkably clean, and the architecture is stunning.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Sycamore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sycamore. Accessed 24 Mar. 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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