sycamine

Definitions


[ˈsɪkəmʌɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in biblical use) the black mulberry tree (see Luke 17:6; in modern versions translated as ‘mulberry tree’)


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Origin:
early 16th century: via Latin from Greek sukaminos ‘mulberry tree’, from Hebrew šiqmāh ‘sycamore’, assimilated to Greek sukon ‘fig’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries