1 (in full sycamore maple) a a large maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, with winged seeds, grown for its shade and timber. b its wood.
2 US the plane-tree or its wood.
3 Bibl. a fig-tree, Ficus sycomorus, growing in Egypt, Syria, etc.
Etymology: var. of SYCOMORE
Useful english dictionary. 2012.