Sycamore
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Sycamore is a name which is applied at various times and places to three very different types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms.
- Ficus sycomorusFicus sycomorusFicus sycomorus, called the sycamore fig or the fig-mulberry , sycamore, or sycomore, is a fig species that has been cultivated since ancient times...
, the sycamore (or sycomore) of the Bible; a species of fig, also called the sycamore fig or fig-mulberry, native to the Middle East and eastern Africa - Acer pseudoplatanus, the sycamore of Britain and Ireland; a European maple tree, also called sycamore maple, great maple, or, the plane tree in Scotland
- PlatanusPlatanusPlatanus is a small genus of trees native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae....
, the sycamores of North America, known as planes in Europe- Platanus occidentalis, the American sycamore
- Platanus racemosa (California sycamore or western sycamore)
- Platanus wrightiiPlatanus wrightiiPlatanus wrightii , is a sycamore tree native to Arizona and New Mexico with its range extending south into Sonora, and a small area of Chihuahua Mexico....
(Arizona sycamore)