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sycamore

[ sik-uh-mawr, -mohr ]

noun

  1. Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, especially Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.
  2. British. the sycamore maple.
  3. a tree, Ficus sycomorus, of the Middle East, related to the common fig, bearing an edible fruit.


sycamore

/ 藞蝉瑟办蓹藢尘蓴藧 /

noun

  1. a Eurasian maple tree, Acer pseudoplatanus, naturalized in Britain and North America, having five-lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and two-winged fruits
  2. an American plane tree, Platanus occidentalis See plane tree
  3. Alsosycomore a moraceous tree, Ficus sycomorus, of N Africa and W Asia, having an edible figlike fruit
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sycamore1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English sicomore, from Old French from Latin 蝉测虅肠辞尘辞谤耻蝉 from Greek 蝉测虅办贸尘辞谤辞蝉, equivalent to 蝉欧办辞 ( n ) 鈥渇ig鈥 + 尘贸谤 ( on ) 鈥渕ulberry鈥 + -os noun suffix, apparently by folk etymology from Semitic; compare Hebrew 蝉丑颈辩尘腻丑 鈥渟测肠补尘辞谤别鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sycamore1

C14: from Old French sicamor, from Latin 蝉盈肠辞尘辞谤耻蝉, from Greek sukomoros, from sukon fig + moron mulberry
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He was galvanized by a proposal to bulldoze the sycamores blanketing Pipes Canyon, west of Yucca Valley, for an international airport.

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By arborist Rebecca Latta鈥檚 estimate, thousands of trees in Altadena have been tagged for removal: oaks, pines, sycamores, deodar cedars 鈥 trees that have canopied the town for decades.

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I offered my loneliness and heartbreak to the live oaks and sycamores, refuse they could make into something useful the same way they convert carbon dioxide into oxygen.

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Although the preserve where the Eaton Fire is believed to have started suffered significant damage, many of its oaks and sycamore trees appear to have survived.

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Having healthy, irrigated California live oak and sycamore trees on your property can save your house, Syphard said.

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