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sycamore
/ˈsɪkəmoɹ/
name 5noun 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
century-old, common, high, large, still, white, young
VERB + SYCAMORE
face, flanked
SYCAMORE + NOUN
trees
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses.
Stars shining bright above you / Night breezes seem to whisper, I love you / Birds singin' in the sycamore trees
On his dark face were white sycamore patches.
2
A large British and European species of maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, known in North America as the sycamore maple.
The thronged boughs of the shadowy sycamore / Still bear young leaflets half the summer through
3
A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.
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Synonyms
noun — any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale
- platan
noun — variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Stars shining bright above you / Night breezes seem to whisper, I love you / Birds singin' in the sycamore trees
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On his dark face were white sycamore patches.
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The thronged boughs of the shadowy sycamore / Still bear young leaflets half the summer through
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How high does a sycamore grow?
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She led the way round the house to where tea was spread under the shade of a large sycamore.
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The road was flanked by century-old sycamore trees.
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