Sycamore
11Sycamore, SC — U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 185 Housing Units (2000): 93 Land area (2000): 3.171566 sq. miles (8.214319 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009319 sq. miles (0.024137 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.180885 sq. miles (8.238456 sq. km)… …
12Sycamore — Syc a*more, n. [L. sycomorus, Gr. ? the fig mulberry; ? a fig + ? the black mulberry; or perhaps of Semitic origin: cf. F. sycomore. Cf. {Mulberry}.] (Bot.) (a) A large tree ({Ficus Sycomorus}) allied to the common fig. It is found in Egypt and… …
13sycamore — [sik′ə môr΄] n. [ME sicomore < OFr sicamor < L sycomorus < Gr sykomoros, prob. altered (after sykon, fig + moron, black mulberry) < Heb shikma, mulberry] 1. a fig tree (Ficus sycamorus) native to Egypt and Asia Minor, with edible… …
14Sycamōre — Sycamōre, Hauptort der Grafschaft De Kalb im Staate Illinois (Nordamerika), an der Chicago Mississippi Eisenbahn …
15sycamore — mid 14c., from O.Fr. sicamor, from L. sycomorus, from Gk. sykomoros, from sykon fig + moron mulberry. Or perhaps a folk etymology for Heb. shiqmah mulberry. A Biblical word, originally used for a species of fig tree (Ficus sycomorus) common in… …
16sycamore — ► NOUN 1) a large maple native to central and southern Europe. 2) N. Amer. a plane tree. ORIGIN Greek sukomoros, from sukon fig + moron mulberry …
17sycamore — /sik euh mawr , mohr /, n. 1. Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, esp. Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber. 2. Brit. the sycamore maple. 3. a… …
18sycamore — [[t]sɪ̱kəmɔː(r)[/t]] sycamores N VAR A sycamore or a sycamore tree is a tree that has yellow flowers and large leaves with five points. Syn: plane N UNCOUNT Sycamore is the wood of this tree. The furniture is made of sycamore, beech and leather …
19sycamore — UK [ˈsɪkəmɔː(r)] / US [ˈsɪkəˌmɔr] noun Word forms sycamore : singular sycamore plural sycamores or sycamore a) [countable] a tree with large leaves shaped like a star and seeds shaped like two wings b) [uncountable] the wood of a sycamore tree …
20sycamore — syc•a•more [[t]ˈsɪk əˌmɔr, ˌmoʊr[/t]] n. 1) pln Also called buttonwood any plane tree, esp. Platanus occidentalis of E North America, having palmately lobed leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber. 2) pln Brit. the sycamore maple… …
