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Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the Ancient Greek σῡκόμορος (sykómoros) meaning 'fig-mulberry'.

Species of otherwise unrelated trees known as sycamore:

• Acer pseudoplatanus, a species of maple native to central Europe and southwestern Asia

• Ficus sycomorus, the sycamore (or sycomore) of the Bible; a species of fig, also called the sycamore fig or fig-mulberry, native to the Middle East and eastern Africa

• Platanus orientalis, chinar tree (Old World sycamore)

• Some North American members of the genus Platanus, including

• Platanus occidentalis, the American sycamore

• Platanus racemosa, the California sycamore or western sycamore

• Platanus wrightii, the Arizona sycamore

• Platanus mexicana, the Mexican sycamore

• In Australia, there are numerous trees which have the common name "sycamore":

• Litsea reticulata or Cryptocarya glaucescens (silver sycamore)

• Polyscias elegans (white sycamore)

• Cryptocarya obovata (white sycamore)

• Ceratopetalum succirubrum (satin sycamore)

• Cardwellia sublimia

• Cryptocarya hypospodia (bastard sycamore)

• Ceratopetalum virchowii (pink sycamore)

• Ceratopetalum corymbosum (mountain sycamore)cite-ref-rfk8-1-0[1]cite-ref-2[2]cite-ref-3[3]

cite-note-rfk8-11. ↑ citereff-a-zichb-p-m-hylandt-whiffenr-a-kerrigan2020F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Ceratopetalum corymbosum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 6 March 2021.

cite-note-22. ↑ "M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting Polyscias names".

cite-note-33. ↑ citerefchris-coughranChris Coughran. "Satin sycamore, also known as Ceratopetalum succirubrum - Species". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.