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Definition of Sycamine
1. n. See Sycamore.
Definition of Sycamine
1. Noun. A tree, mentioned in Luke's Gospel, and thought to be the black mulberry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sycamine
1. the mulberry tree [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sycamine
Literary usage of Sycamine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scripture Natural History by Henry Chichester Hart, William Howse Groser (1888)
"But the two names were often used interchangeably, the sycomore-fig being called
the 'Egyptian sycamine.' By Latin writers the two kinds were distinguished ..."
2. A Commentary on the New Testament by Lucius Robinson Paige (1894)
"6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say
unto this sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted ..."
3. A Consideration of the Sermon on the Mount by Daniel Harvey Hill (1858)
"Again : " If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this
sycamine-tree, be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea, ..."
4. Notes, Practical and Expository, on the Gospels: For the Use of Bible by Charles Henry Hall (1857)
"sycamine tree. This name is given to a species of tree which had leaves like a
mulberry, and fruit like the fig-tree. It was imported in Palestine from ..."
5. Expository thoughts on the Gospels, with the text complete by John Charles Ryle (1859)
"[Say...sycamine tree...plucked up. ] This is a proverbial expression, apparently
common ... Whether the tree mentioned is a mulberry tree, or a sycamine, ..."
6. Scripture Natural History by Henry Chichester Hart, William Howse Groser (1888)
"But the two names were often used interchangeably, the sycomore-fig being called
the 'Egyptian sycamine.' By Latin writers the two kinds were distinguished ..."
7. A Commentary on the New Testament by Lucius Robinson Paige (1894)
"6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say
unto this sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted ..."
8. A Consideration of the Sermon on the Mount by Daniel Harvey Hill (1858)
"Again : " If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this
sycamine-tree, be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea, ..."
9. Notes, Practical and Expository, on the Gospels: For the Use of Bible by Charles Henry Hall (1857)
"sycamine tree. This name is given to a species of tree which had leaves like a
mulberry, and fruit like the fig-tree. It was imported in Palestine from ..."
10. Expository thoughts on the Gospels, with the text complete by John Charles Ryle (1859)
"[Say...sycamine tree...plucked up. ] This is a proverbial expression, apparently
common ... Whether the tree mentioned is a mulberry tree, or a sycamine, ..."
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