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sycamore

American sycamore Platanus occidentalis (Wendy Smith)

n.

1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Platanus, especially P. occidentalis of eastern North America, having palmately lobed leaves, ball-like, nodding, hairy fruit clusters, and bark that flakes off in large colorful patches. Also called buttonball, buttonwood.
2. A Eurasian deciduous maple tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) having palmately lobed leaves, winged fruits, and greenish flowers.
3. A fig tree (Ficus sycomorus) of Africa and adjacent southwest Asia, mentioned in the Bible, having clusters of figs borne on short leafless twigs.

[Middle English sicamour, a kind of fig tree, from Old French sicamor, from Latin s[ymacr]comorus, from Greek sūkomoros, perhaps of Semitic origin.]

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A tough, yellowish wood having a close, firm texture; takes a fine polish; used for flooring and veneer.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - morbærfigen

idioms:

• sycamore tree    morbærfigentræ

Nederlands (Dutch)
plataanboom

Français (French)
n. - sycomore

Deutsch (German)
n. - Platane, Bergahorn

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) συκομορέα, μουριά, (θρησκ.) (στη Βίβλο) συκιά

idioms:

• sycamore tree    αγριοπλάτανος

Italiano (Italian)
sicomoro

idioms:

• sycamore tree    sicomoro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - plátano (m)

idioms:

• sycamore tree    plátano

Русский (Russian)
клен, псевдоплатановый явор, платан, чинар, сикамор античный

idioms:

• sycamore tree    сикамор

Español (Spanish)
n. - plátano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sykomor, mullbärsfikonträd, tysk lönn, platan

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
小无花果树, 枫树的一种

idioms:

• sycamore tree    西克莫无花果, 悬铃木美国梧桐

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小無花果樹, 楓樹的一種

idioms:

• sycamore tree    西克莫無花果, 懸鈴木美國梧桐

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 무화과 무리, 플라타너스의 일종, 큰 단풍나무

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スズカケノキ, オオカエデ, イチジク, シカモア

idioms:

• sycamore tree    スズカケノキオオカエデ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جميز ( نبات)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיקמה (עץ)‬

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