Sycamore

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

Species of trees known as sycamore:

• Platanus orientalis, chinar tree (Old World 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
• In Australia, there are numerous trees which have the common name "sycamore":
  • Litsea reticulata or Cryptocarya glaucescens (silver sycamore)
  • White sycamore (Polyscias elegans or Cryptocarya obovata)
  • Ceratopetalum succirubrum (satin sycamore)
  • Cardwellia sublimia
  • Cryptocarya hypospodia (bastard sycamore)
  • Ceratopetalum virchowii (pink sycamore)
  • Ceratopetalum corymbosum (mountain sycamore)^[1][2][3]

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