Sycamore
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For other uses, see Sycamore (disambiguation).
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 is a species of fig, Ficus sycomorus, the sycamore fig or fig-mulberry, native to the Middle East and eastern Africa.
- The sycamore of Britain and Ireland is a European maple tree, Acer pseudoplatanus, also called Sycamore Maple.
- The sycamores of North America are members of the genus Platanus. There are several species, including the American sycamore, and the California sycamore.
This tree was also used in Ancient Egypt for medicine and mentioned in Egyptian mythology. http://www.kinfonet.org/community/centres/sycamore/Tree.html
