noun
Meaning 1
A planetree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, literary
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
platan
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UK: /ˈplat(ə)n/
noun
Meaning 2
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plane tree, sycamore
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
Narrower terms: London plane, Platanus acerifolia, American sycamore, American plane, buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis, oriental plane, Platanus orientalis, California sycamore, Platanus racemosa, Arizona sycamore, Platanus wrightii
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin platanus; later reborrowed from Middle French platane.