Look up: sycamore

1. sycamore
   [n] - variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree 2. [n] - Eurasian maple tree with pale gray bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree 3. [n] - thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground
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2. Sycamore
   Hard, milky-white, European wood, related to the North American maple. It has a fine, even grain and natural lustre. Solid sycamore furniture was made in medieval times, and from the late 17thC the wood was used in floral marquetry on walnut furniture, sometimes stained green or grey to make harewood, and for veneers. Because it has no taste, sycam …
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3. Sycamore
   Syc'a·more noun [ Latin sycomorus , Greek ... the fig mulberry; ... a fig + ... the black mulberry; or perhaps of Semitic origin: confer French sycomore . Confer Mulberry .] (Botany) (a) A large tree ( Ficus Sycom...
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4. sycamore
   <botany> A large tree (Ficus Sycomorus) allied to the common fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore, or sycamine, of Scripture. ... The American plane tree, or buttonwood. ... A large European species of maple (Acer Pseudo-Platanus). [Written sometimes sycomore. ... Origin: L...
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5. sycamore
   noun variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
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6. sycamore
   scottish maple noun Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
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7. sycamore
   mulberry fig noun thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore
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8. Sycamore
   • (n.) A large tree (Ficus Sycomorus) allied to the common fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore, or sycamine, of Scripture. • (n.) The American plane tree, or buttonwood. • (n.) A large European species of maple (Acer Pseudo-Platanus).
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9. sycamore
   any of several distinct trees. In the United States it refers especially to the American plane tree (q.v.). The sycamore of the Bible is better ... [1 related articles]
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10. sycamore
    sycomore, sycamore A species of fig-tree, Ficus Sycomorus, common in Egypt, Syria, and other countries, and having leaves somewhat resembling those of the mulberry.
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11. Sycamore
    The sycamore (Sycomorus) also known as the great maple or false plane, is a genus of trees of the family Moraceae native to Europe and western Asia, introduced into Britain around 1551. They have a straight, erect, smooth trunk, large, spreading, symmetrical branches and large five-lobed, irregularl...
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12. sycamore
    sycamore: see plane tree.
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13. sycamore
    Click images to enlargeDeciduous tree native to Europe. The leaves are five-lobed, and the hanging clusters of flowers are followed by winged fruits. The timber is used for furniture making. (Acer pseudoplatanus.)
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14. Sycamore
    (England/USA) A creamy-white, easy-to-use veneer, good for ground and waster sheets. Width 6-12 inches.
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15. sycamore
    Hard, milky-white, European wood, related to the North American maple. It has a fine, even grain and natural lustre. Solid sycamore furniture was made in medieval times, and from the late 17thC the wood was used in floral marquetry on walnut furniture, sometimes stained green or grey to make harewoo...
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16. Sycamore
    (moth) The `sycamore` (Acronicta aceris) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed through most of Europe, from central England south to Morocco. To the east it is found from the Near East and Middle East to West Asia. The forewings of this species are pale to dark grey with...
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