sycamore

Betekenis (Engels)

1. 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.
2. A large British and European species of maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, known in North America as the sycamore maple.
3. A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.

Concepten

esdoorn

plataan

gewone esdoorn

aak

ahorn

bont schaapje

Met koppelteken als

syc‧a‧more

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsɪkəmɔɹ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Circa 1350 as Middle English sicamour, from Old French sicamor, from Latin sȳcomorus, from Ancient Greek σῡκόμορος (sūkómoros, literally “fig-mulberry”), from σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + μόρον (móron, “mulberry”). Possibly influenced by Hebrew שִׁקְמָה (shikmá, “fig-mulberry”).
In the 16th c. applied to the European maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), in the early 19th c. to various plane tree species introduced to North America, perhaps in analogy to their shadiness.

Zinnen

Maybe the church , with the sycamore growing from within , had been haunted .

Misschien was de kerk, met de sycamore van binnenuit, achtervolgd.