sycamore maple

American  

noun

1. a maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, of Europe and western Asia, having gray bark and opposite, lobed leaves: grown as a shade tree.

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Etymology

Origin of sycamore maple

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

You cut a Norway maple differently from a sycamore maple.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The sycamore maple is another European immigrant, whose broad leaf is thick and leathery in texture, and pale underneath.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

For white delicate woods, such as sycamore, maple, or satin-wood, plaster of Paris, mixed with methylated spirit, is used.

From French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction by Bitmead, Richard

The young leaves of the sycamore maple are lush and vigorous when the long, grape-like flower-clusters appear below the twigs.

From Getting Acquainted with the Trees by McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace)

The sycamore maple is Acer Pseudo-platanus, which, being translated, means that old Linnæus thought it a sort of false plane-like maple.

From Getting Acquainted with the Trees by McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace)