Etymology

sycomore

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Today it means: A type of fig, Ficus sycomorus, native to the Middle East; the sycamore tree of the Bible. Full definition →

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Obsolete spelling of sycamore that hearkens closer to the word's Greek roots. Some writers have used the more Hellenic sycomore when referring to the Biblical tree to distinguish it from other trees now called sycamore.

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