sycamore
noun
any of several North American plane trees, especially Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.
sycamores
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pluralof sycamore.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Suffering most are trees "we really associate with an English garden or an English landscape", she said: oaks, sycamores, birch, limes.
From Barron's β Aug. 25, 2026
I offered my loneliness and heartbreak to the live oaks and sycamores, refuse they could make into something useful the same way they convert carbon dioxide into oxygen.
From Los Angeles Times β Feb. 28, 2025
If a virus or fungus were to sweep through and wipe out birch trees, the overall health of the forest would benefit from having various oaks, ashes, pines, walnuts and sycamores that remained unaffected.
From Science Daily β Mar. 25, 2024
Today, the young trees planted 22 years ago have grown into mature sycamores and oaks, each shading a sign that bears the name of a firefighter in bold, black print.
From Seattle Times β Sep. 11, 2023
Standing as still as the sycamores around me, I waited and listened.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
