sycamine

[ sik-uh-min, -mahyn ]
/ ˈsɪk ə mɪn, -ˌmaɪn /

noun

a tree mentioned in the New Testament, probably the black mulberry.

Origin of sycamine

1520–30; < Latin sȳcamīnus < Greek sȳkámīnos < Semitic; compare Hebrew shiqmāh mulberry tree, sycamore (Greek form with ȳ influenced by sŷkon fig)

Words nearby sycamine

sybaris, sybarite, sybaritic, sybil, sybo, sycamine, sycamore, sycamore maple, syce, sycee, sycoma

British Dictionary definitions for sycamine

sycamine
/ (ˈsɪkəˌmaɪn) /

noun

a mulberry tree mentioned in the Bible, thought to be the black mulberry, Morus nigra

Word Origin for sycamine

C16: from Latin sӯcamīnus, from Greek sukaminon, from Hebrew shiqmāh