sycamore

noun3

1. •
   (US) Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses.

   • Stars shining bright above you / Night breezes seem to whisper, I love you / Birds singin' in the sycamore trees — 1931
2. •
   (UK) A large British and European species of maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, known in North America as the sycamore maple.

   • The thronged boughs of the shadowy sycamore / Still bear young leaflets half the summer through — 1899
3. •
   A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.