Sycamore
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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 fig tree, Ficus sycomorus or fig-mulberry, of the Middle East and eastern Africa.
• The sycamore of England 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.

Sycamore is also the name of some places in the United States of America:

• Sycamore, Georgia
• Sycamore, Illinois
• Sycamore, Oklahoma

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