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Sycomore

//ˈsɪkəmɔː(ɹ)// noun

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Noun

1
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."

Etymology

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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