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Sycamore
Sycamore
is a name applied at various times and places to three very different types of
trees
, but with somewhat similar
leaf
forms.
The sycamore (or sycomore) of the
Bible
and the
Middle East
is a
fig
tree,
Ficus sycomorus
.
The sycamore of
Europe
is a
maple
,
Acer pseudoplatanus
.
The sycamore of
North America
and the
Far East
are the members of the
platanus
genus.
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