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PLATANUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore
Synonyms:
genus Platanus; Platanus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Platanus" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Platanus"):
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)
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)
Holonyms ("Platanus" is a member of...):
family Platanaceae; plane-tree family; Platanaceae (coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees)
