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'Sycamore' is a name which is 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 species of fig, ''Ficus sycomorus'', the sycamore fig or fig-mulberry, native to the Middle East and eastern Africa. This tree was used in Ancient Egypt for medicine and mentioned in Egyptian mythology. [1]

★ The sycamore of Britain and Ireland 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.