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Definition of Platanus orientalis

Platanus orientalis
Plane Plane, n. [F., fr. L. platanus, Gr. ?, fr. ? broad; -- so called on account of its broad leaves and spreading form. See Place, and cf. Platane, Plantain the tree.] (Bot.) Any tree of the genus Platanus. Note: The Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis) is a native of Asia. It rises with a straight, smooth, branching stem to a great height, with palmated leaves, and long pendulous peduncles, sustaining several heads of small close-sitting flowers. The seeds are downy, and collected into round, rough, hard balls. The Occidental plane (Platanus occidentalis), which grows to a great height, is a native of North America, where it is popularly called sycamore, buttonwood, and buttonball, names also applied to the California species (Platanus racemosa).

Meaning of Platanus orientalis from wikipedia

- Plat**** orientalis, the Oriental plane, is a large, deciduous tree of the Platanaceae family, growing to 30 m (98 ft) or more, and known for its longevity...
- members of Plat**** are tall, reaching 30–50 m (98–164 ft) in height. The type species of the genus is the Oriental plane Plat**** orientalis. All except...
- or sometimes hybrid plane, Plat**** × hispanica, is a tree in the genus Plat****. It is often known by the synonym Plat**** × acerifolia, a later name...
- distinguish it from Plat**** racemosa which was discovered later in the Western United States and called western sycamore. Plat**** occidentalis can often...
- eastern Africa Plat**** orientalis, chinar tree (Old World sycamore) Some North American members of the genus Plat****, including Plat**** occidentalis...
- introduction to Taxonomy The only extant genus, Plat**** L., 1753, has the type species Plat**** orientalis L., 1753. It is divided into two subgenera: the...
- longer on the garden grounds. The Jacquin or Mozart plane tree (Plat**** orientalis) is a Viennese natural monument and grows in front of the Department...
- Fraxinus ornus Olea europaea Pinaceae Pinus brutia "Picea orientalis" Platanaceae Plat**** orientalis Punicaceae Punica granatum Rhamnaceae Paliurus spina-christi...
- P. orientalis may refer to: Paradelma orientalis, the Brigalow scaly-foot or Queensland snake-lizard, a lizard species endemic to Australia Peripatopsis...
- Chinar being the Persian/Turkish/Urdu name for the Oriental Plane (Plat**** orientalis), a large broad leaved deciduous tree. In Estonia and Lithuania,...