HyperDic: platanus

English > 1 sense of the word Platanus:
NOUNplantPlatanus, genus Platanusgenus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees
English > Platanus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore.
Synonymgenus Platanus
Member ofPlatanaceae, family Platanaceae, plane-tree familycoextensive with the genus Platanus
MembersAmerican sycamore, American plane, buttonwood, Platanus occidentalisVery large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
Arizona sycamore, Platanus wrightiimedium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5
California sycamore, Platanus racemosatall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers
London plane, Platanus acerifoliaVery large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree
oriental plane, Platanus orientalislarge tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor
plane tree, sycamore, platanAny 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
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishgenus platanus, platanus
Catalangenus platanus, platanus, Platanus

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