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Sycamore
Sycamore
is a name applied at various times and places to three very different types of
trees
, but with somewhat similar
leaf
forms.
The sycamore (or sycomore) of the
Bible
is a
fig
tree,
Ficus sycomorus
or fig-mulberry, of the
Middle East
and eastern
Africa
.
The sycamore of England is a
European
maple
tree,
Acer pseudoplatanus
.
The sycamores of
North America
are members of the genus
Platanus
. There are several species, including the
American sycamore
, and the
California sycamore
.
Sycamore
is also the name of some places in the
United States of America
:
Sycamore, Georgia
Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore, Oklahoma
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