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Maple vs Sycamore - What's the difference?

maple | sycamore |

As nouns the difference between maple and sycamore

is that maple is a tree of the Acer genus, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds while sycamore is any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore).

As a proper noun Maple

is {{surname}.

maple

English

(wikipedia maple) (Acer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tree of the Acer genus, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.

    • Derived terms

    * hard maple * Japanese maple * mapled * maple ham * maple leaf * maple syrup * maple sugar * maple tree * maplelike * Norway maple * red maple * rock maple * silver maple * sugar maple * tiger maple * vine maple

    Derived terms

    * maple syrup * maple sugar

    Anagrams

    * (l)

    References

    sycamore

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia sycamore)
  • (US) Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus'', especially ''Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore).
  • (British) A large British and European species of maple, Acer pseudoplatanus , known in North America as the sycamore maple.
  • A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus'', allied to the common fig and found in Egypt and Syria; also called the ''sycamore fig'' or the ''fig-mulberry ; the Biblical sycomore.

    • See also

    * buttonwood * sycomore

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