Meanings
plural sycomores
- A type of fig, Ficus sycomorus, native to the Middle East; the sycamore tree of the Bible.
And the king made siluer to be in Ierusalem as stones, and Cedars made he to be as the Sycomore trees, that are in the vale for abundance.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 10:271 more example
The Sycomore was and is one of the common trees of Egypt, and its wood was employed for the manufacture of mummy cases, and for doors, boxes, and all articles of furniture. […] So valuable was this tree that David appointed a special overseer “over the olive trees and sycomore trees that were in the low plains” (1 Chron. xxvii. 28) […]
1873, Henry Baker Tristram, The Natural History of the Bible, page 398Synonyms: fig-mulberry, sycamore fig, sycomore fig
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of fig, Ficus sycomorus, native to the Middle East; the sycamore tree of the Bible.
Origin
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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sycomore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sycomore
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