Ficus sycomorus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Ficus sycomorus
    n 1: 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 [syn: {sycamore}, {sycamore fig}, {mulberry fig},
         {Ficus sycomorus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sycamore \Syc"a*more\, n. [L. sycomorus, Gr. ? the fig mulberry;
   ? a fig + ? the black mulberry; or perhaps of Semitic origin:
   cf. F. sycomore. Cf. {Mulberry}.] (Bot.)
   (a) A large tree ({Ficus Sycomorus}) allied to the common
       fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore,
       or sycamine, of Scripture.
   (b) The American plane tree, or buttonwood.
   (c) A large European species of maple ({Acer
       Pseudo-Platanus}). [Written sometimes {sycomore}.]
       [1913 Webster]