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sycamore

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1. sycamore - Noun

2. Sycamore - Proper noun

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A large tree (Ficus Sycomorus) allied to the common fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore, or sycamine, of Scripture.

The American plane tree, or buttonwood.

A large European species of maple (Acer Pseudo-Platanus).

Source: Webster's dictionary

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We could have chopped down the sycamore with this. Brian Jacques

To really touch something, she is learning-the bark of a sycamore tree in the gardens; a pinned stag beetle in the Department of Etymology; the exquisitely polished interior of a scallop shell in Dr. Geffard's workshop-is to love it. Anthony Doerr

I'd scale that monster sycamore if I could. Right to the top. And I'd yell her name across the rooftops for the whole world to hear. -Bryce. Wendelin Van Draanen

In a collaboration between the Trump Admin, Google and UC Santa Barbara, quantum computer Sycamore has completed a calculation in 3 min 20 sec that would take about 10,000 years for a classical comp. Source: Internet

L Brands is losing 10.8% after agreeing to sell 55% of its Victoria Secret brand to private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Source: Internet

I fell in love with the way the peeling bark and bare limbs of the sycamore reveal a ghost tree reaching for the sky, and the way the faded beech leaves cling to their branches and rustle in the wind like castanets. Source: Internet

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