■ noun
1》 a large maple native to central and southern Europe. [ Acer pseudoplatanus .]
2》 N. Amer. a buttonwood tree.
3》 (also sycomore ) a Middle Eastern fig tree. [ Ficus sycomorus .]
Origin
ME: from OFr. sic(h)amor , via L. from Gk sukomoros , from sukon 'fig' + moron 'mulberry'.