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The Hebrew word for the tree is shiḳmah (sing.) (Hebrew: שקמה), shiḳmīn (pl.) (Hebrew: שקמין), [4] having nearly the same phonemes in Greek (συκομορέα sykomorea) [5] Others, however, identify the tree as mulberry tree, found in two species, the Black Mulberry (Morus nigra) and the White Mulberry (Morus alba), which are ...
The Greek name may be from the Greek tree-names sykón 'fig' and moron 'mulberry', or it may derive from the Hebrew name for the mulberry, shiqmah. [3] The name sycamore spelled with an A, has also been used for unrelated trees: the great maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, or plane trees, Platanus.
Mulberry tree scion wood can easily be grafted onto other mulberry trees during the winter, when the tree is dormant. One common scenario is converting a problematic male mulberry tree to an allergy-free female tree, by grafting all-female mulberry tree scions to a male mulberry that has been pruned back to the trunk. [ 18 ]
Ancient Greek συκόμορος sykomoros 'fig tree', looks to be ancient Greek syko-'fig' and ancient Greek moros 'mulberry tree'. But the Greek is perhaps from a Semitic source. See Hebrew שִׁקמָה shikma 'mulberry' (WNW).
The family varies from colossal trees like the Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) which can cover five acres (two hectares) of ground, to Dorstenia barnimiana which is a small stemless, bulbous succulent 2–5 cm in diameter that produces a single peltate leaf on a 4–15 cm petiole. These two species have an approximately one billion fold ...
For plants whose identities are unconfirmed or debated the most probable species is listed first. Plants named in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible or Tenakh) are given with their Hebrew name, while those mentioned in the New Testament are given with their Greek names.
Take a trip back in time to the Old Testament with our roundup of Hebrew boy names and you’re sure to find one that’s just right for the bun in your oven. 20 Millennial Baby Names That Are Due ...
Mulberry generally refers to various deciduous trees in the genus Morus. Mulberry a part of the common names of several other plants: Chinese mulberry , several species in the genus Morus , as well as Maclura tricuspidata