Plane-tree

  • 1PLANE TREE — (Heb. עַרְמוֹן; armon). The Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis, is indigenous to Israel and grows on the banks of rivers, especially in the north. It is one of the most beautiful of Israel s trees and is recognizable by its lofty trunk,… …

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  • 2Plane tree — (Bot.) Same as 1st {Plane}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3plane-tree — [plān′trē΄] adj. designating a family (Platanaceae, order Hamamelidales), of deciduous, dicotyledonous trees, consisting of the plane trees * * * …

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  • 4plane-tree — [plān′trē΄] adj. designating a family (Platanaceae, order Hamamelidales), of deciduous, dicotyledonous trees, consisting of the plane trees …

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  • 5plane tree — n a large tree with broad leaves that is often planted along streets …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6plane tree — plane ,tree noun count a tall tree with wide leaves, round flowers, and round fruit, that grows in North America, Europe, and Asia, and is often planted along streets in cities …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7plane tree — plane′ tree n. pln any of several trees of the genus Platanus, esp. P. occidentalis, the North American sycamore • Etymology: 1400–50 …

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  • 8plane tree — n. PLANE1 …

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  • 9plane tree — 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 • Syn: ↑sycamore, ↑platan • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑London plane, ↑ …

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  • 10plane tree — any tree of the genus Platanus, esp. P. occidentalis, the buttonwood or sycamore of North America, having palmately lobed leaves and bark that sheds. [1400 50; late ME] * * * Any of ten species of large trees that make up the genus Platanus, sole …

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