Definition of platanus Platanus
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What does platanus mean?
WordNet
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| platanus - genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore | ||
| genus Platanus | ||
| rosid dicot genus a genus of dicotyledonous plants | ||
| family platanaceae, plane-tree family, platanaceae coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees | ||
| plane tree, platan, sycamore 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 | ||
| 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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- platanus (n.)
A genus of trees; the plane tree.
Part of speech
🔤- platanus, noun, singular of platanuses / platanusses.
