sycamore
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈsɪkəˌmɔr/
- Birds singing in the sycamore tree
- sycamore tree
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Examples
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"Well, we're right here by this sycamore tree by this creek," Burley Coulter said.
Fiction book (1997) -
From high in the sycamore, he had looked down at the stupid Southern soldier boys.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was born in a sycamore tree.
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Put it in the sycamore tree out back.
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As she came through the gate, she saw him standing facing a sycamore off to one side.
Fiction book (1996) -
Where a big sycamore tree had fallen over and turned up its roots.
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We turned and made our way back across 74-76, past the sycamore tree and back to the store.
Fiction book (1993) -
I believe my mama's sycamore tree... was the prettiest spot on my canvas.
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There is a lovely little cafe there, shaded by sycamores, leafy and dark, and it serves a delicious cappuccino.
Fiction book (1998) -
The old sycamore tree in the park provides shade for families during picnics.
Synonyms
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6.1
A large tree with pale, peeling bark, broad leaves, and round seed balls that gives shade
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9.0
A large spreading tree from Africa and Asia that makes small edible but not very tasty figs
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9.5
A large tree with wide branches from Africa and southwest Asia that grows small edible figs
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6.7
A very large tree from eastern and central North America with broad leaves and patchy peeling bark
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9.9
A maple tree from Europe and western Asia with pale flaky bark and five-lobed leaves that turn yellow in autumn
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7.2
A large tree with pale grey flaking bark and big leaves with five rounded parts that turn yellow in autumn
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7.6
A tall tree with pale, peeling bark and large lobed leaves
A maple tree with pale flaky grey bark and leaves with five lobes that turn yellow in autumn
A medium tree with deeply cut leaves and small groups of fruit that grows in Arizona and nearby areas
A large tree with thick branches from Africa and southwestern Asia that produces small edible figs
Compounds
- South African
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9.0
A large spreading tree from Africa and Asia that makes small edible but not very tasty figs
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6.7
A very large tree from eastern and central North America with broad leaves and patchy peeling bark
A medium tree with deeply cut leaves and small groups of fruit that grows in Arizona and nearby areas
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sycamore comes from the Greek sykomoros, made of syko- 'fig' and -moros 'mulberry', because the first sycamore known to Greeks was a kind of fig tree with fruit like a mulberry. That's why sycamore today names large trees with broad leaves and pale, patchy bark.