sycamine

[ sik-uh-min, -mahyn ]

noun

1. a tree mentioned in the New Testament, probably the black mulberry.

sycamine

/ ˈsɪkəˌmaɪn /

noun

1. a mulberry tree mentioned in the Bible, thought to be the black mulberry, Morus nigra

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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of sycamine¹

C16: from Latin sӯcamīnus, from Greek sukaminon, from Hebrew shiqmāh