Tree names can get extremely confusing for a couple of reasons. First, different trees are often called by the same name, especially if you go to different countries that speak the same language. Second, the same tree is called by different names, which is often the case for trees that have a broad distribution. This is why learning scientific names can be extremely helpful to clarify what tree you’re actually talking about.
Sycamore is a good example of this. In the U.S. almost everyone can recognize a sycamore tree. These are trees in the genus Platanus (especially Platanus occidentalis). In Europe and the UK, however, when you say sycamore they will assume you are talking about a maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, and what Americans call sycamore is a plane tree. What gets even more confusing is that sycamore in English originally referred to a fig tree in the Bible!
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