Platan
/ˈplat(ə)n/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A planetree. archaic, literary
"Xerxes strange Lydian love, the Platane tree, / Was lov'd for age, none being so large as shee [...]."
- 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 wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Xerxes strange Lydian love, the Platane tree, / Was lov'd for age, none being so large as shee [...]."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin platanus; later reborrowed from Middle French platane.