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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSycamore
/ˈsɪk.ə.mɔːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large Eurasian maple tree with winged fruits, commonly planted in parks and large gardens.
"The children played under the broad canopy of the old sycamore in the courtyard." - 2
An American plane tree or a Near Eastern fig tree resembling the mulberry.
"The riverbank was lined with towering sycamores providing cool shade during the hot afternoon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'sycamre', through Latin 'sycaminus', from the Greek 'sykomoros', combining 'sykon' (fig) and 'moron' (mulberry). The term historically referred to the fig-mulberry of the Near East before being applied in Britain to the maple species (Acer pseudoplatanus) and in North America to the plane tree.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sycamore" is said worldwide
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sycomore
Transliteration: /si.kɔ.mɔʁ/
"Le sycomore offrait une ombre bienvenue au milieu du jardin."
Bergahorn
Transliteration: /ˈbɛʁkˌʔaːhɔʁn/
"Der große Bergahorn stand majestätisch am Rand der Wiese."
sicomoro
Transliteration: /si.koˈmɔ.ro/
"L'acero di montaggio e il sicomoro offrono un fogliame splendido in autunno."
sicómoro
Transliteration: /siˈko.mo.ɾo/
"El sicómoro crecía fuerte cerca del río."
sicómoro
Transliteration: /siˈkɔ.mu.ɾu/
"As folhas do sicómoro caíam suavemente no chão."
गूलर का पेड़
Transliteration: gular ka ped
"बगीचे में एक बड़ा गूलर का पेड़ है।"
无花果树
Transliteration: wú huā guǒ shù
"公园里有很多高大的无花果树。"
플라타너스
Transliteration: peullataneuseu
"가로수로 심어진 플라타너스 잎이 노랗게 물들었습니다."
スズカケノキ
Transliteration: suzukakenoki
"並木道には大きなスズカケノキが並んでいます。"
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