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Definition of Platanus wrightii

1. Noun. Medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Platanus Wrightii

Literary usage of Platanus wrightii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New International Encyclopædia by Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... and the Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii). The name plane tree is commonly given in Scotland to the sycamore or great maple (Acer pseudo-platanus), ..."

2. The Vegetation of a Desert Mountain Range as Conditioned by Climatic Factors by Forrest Shreve (1915)
"... Platanus wrightii, Sapindus drummondii, Prosopis velutina, and Sambucus mexicana, some of which reach a height of 50 to 60 feet (15 to 18 m.). ..."

3. Bulletin by Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of the Interior, United States Dept. of the Interior, United States National Museum, United States (1907)
"Platanus wrightii Watson. ARIZONA SYCAMORE. A splendid tree, 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 feet) in diameter and 15 to 30 meters (50 to 100 feet) in height, ..."

4. The Vegetation of a Desert Mountain Range as Conditioned by Climatic Factors by Forrest Shreve (1915)
"... Platanus wrightii, Sapindus drummondii, Prosopis velutina, and Sambucus mexicana, some of which reach a height of 50 to 60 feet (15 to 18 m.). ..."

5. The Woods of the United States by Charles Sprague Sargent, American Museum of Natural History (1885)
"... medullary rays numerous, conspicuous; color light brown tinged with red, the sap-wood lighter. 237. Platanus wrightii, Watson. Sycamore. ..."

6. The New International Encyclopædia by Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... and the Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii). The name plane tree is commonly given in Scotland to the sycamore or great maple (Acer pseudo-platanus), ..."

7. The Vegetation of a Desert Mountain Range as Conditioned by Climatic Factors by Forrest Shreve (1915)
"... Platanus wrightii, Sapindus drummondii, Prosopis velutina, and Sambucus mexicana, some of which reach a height of 50 to 60 feet (15 to 18 m.). ..."

8. Bulletin by Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of the Interior, United States Dept. of the Interior, United States National Museum, United States (1907)
"Platanus wrightii Watson. ARIZONA SYCAMORE. A splendid tree, 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 feet) in diameter and 15 to 30 meters (50 to 100 feet) in height, ..."

9. The Vegetation of a Desert Mountain Range as Conditioned by Climatic Factors by Forrest Shreve (1915)
"... Platanus wrightii, Sapindus drummondii, Prosopis velutina, and Sambucus mexicana, some of which reach a height of 50 to 60 feet (15 to 18 m.). ..."

10. The Woods of the United States by Charles Sprague Sargent, American Museum of Natural History (1885)
"... medullary rays numerous, conspicuous; color light brown tinged with red, the sap-wood lighter. 237. Platanus wrightii, Watson. Sycamore. ..."

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