What is "sycomore"

Sycamore \Syc"a*more\, n. [L. sycomorus, Gr. ? the fig mulberry; ? a fig + ? the black mulberry; or perhaps of Semitic origin: cf. F. sycomore. Cf. Mulberry.] (Bot.)

1. A large tree ( Ficus Sycomorus) allied to the common fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore, or sycamine, of Scripture.

2. The American plane tree, or buttonwood.

3. A large European species of maple ( Acer Pseudo-Platanus). [Written sometimes sycomore.]

n. A type of fig, ''Ficus sycomorus'', native to the Middle East; the sycamore tree of the Bible.