English Explanatory Dictionary

sycamine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tree, mentioned in Luke's Gospel, and thought to be the black mulberry.

Word forms

sycamine sycamines

Etymology

From Latin sȳcamīnus, from Ancient Greek σῡκάμῑνος (sūkámīnos), from Hebrew שִׁקְמָה (shikmá, “sycamore”) (with assimilation to σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”)).

Synonyms

sycamore
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