Definition of platan Platan
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What does platan mean?
WordNet
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| platan - any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits | ||
| plane tree, sycamore | ||
| tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) | ||
| genus platanus, platanus genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore | ||
| lacewood, sycamore thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore | ||
| london plane, platanus acerifolia very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree | ||
| american plane, american sycamore, buttonwood, platanus occidentalis very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico | ||
| oriental plane, platanus orientalis large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor | ||
| california sycamore, platanus racemosa tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers | ||
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Wiktionary 
- platan (Noun)
A planetree.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- platan (n.)
The plane tree.
Part of speech
🔤- platan, noun, singular of platans.
