English > Platanus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore. |
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| Synonym | genus Platanus |
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| Member of | Platanaceae, family Platanaceae, plane-tree family | coextensive with the genus Platanus |
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| Members | American sycamore, American plane, buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis | Very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico |
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| Arizona sycamore, Platanus wrightii | medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5 |
| California sycamore, Platanus racemosa | tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers |
| London plane, Platanus acerifolia | Very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree |
| oriental plane, Platanus orientalis | large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor |
| plane tree, sycamore, 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 |
| Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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| Spanish | genus platanus, platanus |
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| Catalan | genus platanus, platanus, Platanus |
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