american sycamore
noun
Simple meaning
Very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈmɛɹəkənˈsɪkəmɔɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
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noun
Very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
A species of large tree native to eastern North America and planted elsewhere, Platanus occidentalis
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This meaning: Very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
Used this way, american sycamore is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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