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Sycamore vs Sequoia - What's the difference?

sycamore | sequoia |

As nouns the difference between sycamore and sequoia

is that sycamore is any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore) while sequoia is Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in genus: Sequoiadendron.

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

    External links

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    sequoia

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Sequoiadendron giganteum'', a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus ''Sequoia , now placed in .
  • Sequoia sempervirens'', a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus ''Sequoia .

    • Synonyms

    * (Sequoiadendron giganteum) giant sequoia, Sierra redwood * (Sequoia sempervirens) redwood (in California), coast redwood, California redwood

    Derived terms

    * metaseqoia

    External links

    * (projectlink) * (Sequoiadendron giganteum) * (Sequoiadendron giganteum) * (projectlink) * (Sequoia sempervirens) * (Sequoia sempervirens) ----