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sycamine
[ sik-uh-min, -mahyn ]
noun
- a tree mentioned in the New Testament, probably the black mulberry.
sycamine
/ ˈsɪkəˌmaɪn /
noun
- a mulberry tree mentioned in the Bible, thought to be the black mulberry, Morus nigra
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sycamine1
1520–30; < Latin sȳcamīnus < Greek sȳkámīnos < Semitic; compare Hebrew shiqmāh mulberry tree, sycamore ( Greek form with ȳ influenced by sŷkon fig)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sycamine1
C16: from Latin sӯcamīnus, from Greek sukaminon, from Hebrew shiqmāh
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