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Sycamore
Sycamore

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.* Fic






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Sycamore
Sycamore

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 sycomorus, the sycamore of the Bible; a species of fig, also called the "sycamore fig" or "fig-mulberry", native to the Middle East and eastern Africa...
 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 sycomorus
    Ficus sycomorus

    Ficus sycomorus, called the sycamore fig or the fig-mulberry , sycamore, or sycomore, is a fig species that has been cultivated since early 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, inaccurately and leading to confusion, the "plane tree" in Scotland
  • Platanus
    Platanus

    Platanus is a small genus of trees native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole members of the family Platanaceae.They are all large trees to 30?50 m tall, deciduous , and are mostly found in riparian or other wetland habitat in the wild, though proving drought tolerant in cultivation away from streams....
    , the sycamores of North America, known as planes in Europe
    • Platanus occidentalis, the American sycamore
    • Platanus racemosa ("California sycamore" or "western sycamore")
    • Platanus wrightii ("Arizona sycamore")