Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several trees of the genus Platanus, having ball-shaped fruit clusters and, usually, outer bark that flakes off in patches.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Bot.) Same as 1st
plane .
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- noun Alternative form of
planetree .
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- noun 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[plane + tree.]
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peekaboo78 commented on the word plane tree
You've got to make sure the planes are fresh before you pick them.
December 18, 2025