5 definitions found for SYCAMINE

Sycamine SYCAMINE. [See Sycamore.]

sycamine noun Etymology: Latin sycaminus, from Greek sykaminos, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew shiqmāh mulberry tree, sycamore Date: 1526 a tree of the Bible that is usually considered a mulberry (Morus nigra)

sycamine
n. Bibl. the black mulberry tree, Morus nigra (see Luke 17:6; in modern versions translated as 'mulberry tree').
Etymology: L sycaminus f. Gk sukaminos mulberry-tree f. Heb. sikmah sycamore, assim. to Gk sukon fig

sycamine ˈsɪkəmaɪn n. Bibl. the black mulberry tree, Morus nigra (see Luke 17:6; in modern versions translated as 'mulberry tree'). [L sycaminus f. Gk sukaminos mulberry-tree f. Heb. sikmah sycamore, assim. to Gk sukon fig]

Sycamine Syc"a*mine, n. [L. sycaminus, Gr. ?; perhaps of Semitic origin.] See Sycamore.