sycamore fig (wood)

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Scope note
Wood of trees belonging to the species Ficus sycomorus, native to Africa south of the Sahel and north of the Tropic of Capri. Used for furniture and caskets. For other woods sometimes called simply "sycamore," use "sycamore" for wood from the sycamore maple Acer pseudoplatanus and "American sycamore" for wood from the plane tree species Platanus occidentalis
sycamore fig
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024