Meaning & use
Sycamores
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Large deciduous trees known for their broad leaves and distinctive mottled, peeling bark.
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Rows of tall sycamores lined the old university avenue.
The sycamores dropped their bristly seed balls all over the sidewalk.
A note on using this word
The name is used for different tree species in different regions; American sycamores differ botanically from the sycamore fig of the Middle East.
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