sycamine

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sycamine

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From Latin sȳcamīnus, from Ancient Greek σῡκάμῑνος (sūkámīnos), from Hebrew שִׁקְמָה (shikmá, “sycamore”) (with assimilation to σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”)).

noun sycamines

A tree, mentioned in Luke's Gospel, and thought to be the black mulberry. The lorde ſayde: yf ye had fayth lyke a grayne off muſtard ſede / and ſhulde ſaye vnto thys ſycamyne tree / plucke thy ſilfe vppe by the rotes / and plant thy ſilfe in the ſee: he ſhoulde obey you.
Similar: sycamore

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noun a type of tree

Deutsch	Maulbeerbaum

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@misc{sycamine_2026,
  title = {sycamine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sycamine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}