Syb"a*rite (?), n. [L. Sybarita, Gr. &?;, fr. &?;, a city in Italy,
noted for the effeminacy and voluptuousness of its inhabitants; cf. F.
Sybarite.] A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a voluptuary.
{ Syb`a*rit"ic (?), Syb`a*rit"ic*al (?), } a. [L. Sybariticus, Gr.
&?;.] Of or pertaining to the Sybarites; resembling the Sybarites;
luxurious; wanton; effeminate. "Sybaritic dinners." Bp. Warburton.
"Sybaritical cloistres." Bp. Hall.
Syb"a*rit*ism (?), n. Luxuriousness; effeminacy; wantonness;
voluptuousness.
Syc"a*mine (?), n. [L. sycaminus, Gr. &?;; perhaps of Semitic origin.]
See Sycamore.
Syc"a*more (?), n. [L. sycomorus, Gr. &?; the fig mulberry; &?; a fig +
&?; the black mulberry; or perhaps of Semitic origin: cf. F. sycomore.
Cf. Mulberry.] (Bot.) (a) A large tree (Ficus Sycomorus) allied to the
common fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore, or
sycamine, of Scripture. (b) The American plane tree, or buttonwood. (c)
A large European species of maple (Acer Pseudo-Platanus). [Written
sometimes sycomore.]