a plane tree

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Definition of a plane tree in English English dictionary: platan
Xerxes strange Lydian love, the Platane tree, / Was lov'd for age, none being so large as shee .
a tree: arbor
plane tree: Any of several trees of the genus Platanus, having ball-shaped fruit clusters and, usually, outer bark that flakes off in patches. a large tree with broad leaves that is often planted along streets. Any of ten species of large trees that make up the genus Platanus, sole genus of the family Platanaceae, native to North America, eastern Europe, and Asia. Plane trees are planted widely in cities for their resistance to diseases and to air pollution and because they grow rapidly and furnish quick shade. They are characterized by scaling bark; large, deciduous, usually lobed leaves; and globular heads of flower and seed. Ball-shaped smooth or bristly seed clusters, which dangle singly and often persist after leaf fall, are key identifiers. Winter bark is patchy and picturesque; as the outer bark flakes off, inner bark shows shades of white, gray, green, and yellow
a tree: {n} pine
plane tree: Same as 1st Plane
plane tree: 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

a plane tree

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a plane Tree

ı pleyn tri

/ə ˈplān ˈtrē/ /ə ˈpleɪn ˈtriː/

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