SYCAMORE
Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the Ancient Greek σῡκόμορος (sykómoros) meaning 'fig-mulberry'.
Species of otherwise unrelated trees known as sycamore:
Acer pseudoplatanus, a species of maple native to central Europe and southwestern Asia
Ficus sycomorus, 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
Platanus orientalis, chinar tree (Old World sycamore)
Some North American members of the genus Platanus, including
Platanus occidentalis, the American sycamore
Platanus racemosa, the California sycamore or western sycamore
Platanus wrightii, the Arizona sycamore
Platanus mexicana, the Mexican sycamore
In Australia, there are numerous trees which have the common name "sycamore":
Litsea reticulata or Cryptocarya glaucescens (silver sycamore)
Polyscias elegans (white sycamore)
Cryptocarya obovata (white sycamore)
Ceratopetalum succirubrum (satin sycamore)
Cardwellia sublimia
Cryptocarya hypospodia (bastard sycamore)
Ceratopetalum virchowii (pink sycamore)
Ceratopetalum corymbosum (mountain sycamore)
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