Sycamore

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Syc=a=more

CIDE DICTIONARY

Sycamore, n. [L. sycomorus, Gr. the fig mulberry; a fig + the black mulberry; or perhaps of Semitic origin: cf. F. sycomore. Cf. Mulberry.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Sycamore, n.
1 (in full sycamore maple) a a large maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, with winged seeds, grown for its shade and timber. b its wood.
2 US the plane-tree or its wood.
3 Bibl. a fig-tree, Ficus sycomorus, growing in Egypt, Syria, etc.

Etymology

var. of SYCOMORE