Sycamore Common

variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree

"The carpenter selected a thick slab of sycamore for the workbench because its variably colored, hard, and elastic wood could withstand years of heavy hammering without splintering."

any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits

"The old sycamore lining the park path sheds its flaky, pale bark and releases clusters of fuzzy balls onto the ground."

Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn

"The old park is filled with majestic sycamores, their flaky grey bark and golden autumn leaves creating a stunning contrast against the winter sky."

thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore

"The ancient churchyard was shaded by a massive sycamore, its thick, spreading branches creating a cool refuge beneath which travelers often rested."

Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses.

"The old tree lining the driveway had a distinctive look with its massive trunk covered in patches of gray and tan where the outer bark had flaked away to reveal the white inner layer."