sycamore

noun

• 1North American an American plane tree.

  • Genus Platanus, family Platanaceae: several species, in particular P. occidentalis (also called buttonwood or buttonball tree), which is the largest deciduous tree in the US
• the timber of the sycamore.

• 2 (in full sycamore maple) a large Eurasian maple with winged fruits, native to central and southern Europe.

  • Acer pseudoplatanus, family Aceraceae