Sy̆c'a-mōre, n.

n. [Fr. sycomore, Lat. sycomorus, Gr. συκομόρος, the fig-mulberry, from σῦκον, a fig, and μόρον, the black mulberry; Heb. sik' mâh.] (Bot.) A large tree (Ficus sycamorus), allied to the common fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore of Scripture. ☞ In America, the plane-tree, or buttonwood, is often called by this name. In England, the name is given to a large maple (Acer pseudo-platanus). Gray. Lindley. Sycamore-moth (Entom.), a species of moth, the larve of which feeds upon the leaves of the sycamore.