noun
- plural of sycamine; mulberry trees, especially the black mulberry
Usage: biblical; archaic
Examples
- Jesus told his disciples they could uproot sycamines with faith.
- The ancient sycamines provided shade in the Mediterranean garden.
- Sycamines were commonly cultivated for their fruit in biblical times.
- The parable mentioned casting sycamines into the sea.
- Birds nested among the branches of the old sycamines.