Sycamore

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Sycamore is a name which is applied at various times and places to several different types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the Greek language συκόμορος (sūkomoros) meaning fig-mulberry.

Species of trees known as sycamore:

• Ficus sycomorus, the sycamore (or sycomore) of the Bible; a species of fig, also called the sycamore fig or fig-mulberry, native to the Middle East and eastern Africa
• Acer pseudoplatanus, a species of maple native to Central Europe and Southwestern Asia
• Some North American members of the genus Platanus, including
  • Platanus occidentalis, the American Sycamore
  • Platanus racemosa, the California Sycamore or Western Sycamore
  • Platanus wrightii, the Arizona Sycamore

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