Definition of Platanus acerifolia

1. Noun. Very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree.

Exact synonyms: London Plane
Group relationships: Genus Platanus, Platanus
Generic synonyms: Plane Tree, Platan, Sycamore

Lexicographical Neighbors of Platanus Acerifolia

Plastic Paddy
Plasticine
Plasticines
Plata River
Plataea
Platalea
Platalea leucorodia
Plataleidae
Platanaceae
Platanistidae
Platanthera
Platanthera bifolia
Platanthera chlorantha
Platanthera leucophea
Platanus acerifolia
Platanus occidentalis
Platanus orientalis
Platanus racemosa
Platanus wrightii
Plateau-Talbot law
Platform Invocation Services
Plath
Plathian
Platichthys
Platichthys flesus
Platine
Plato
Plato's Academy
Plato's Cave

Literary usage of Platanus acerifolia

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

1. Forests, Woods and Trees in Relation to Hygiene by Augustine Henry (1852)
"The London plane (platanus acerifolia) is the tree which succeeds best in ... The other form, platanus acerifolia, var. hispanica, is now very rare in ..."

2. Raising Standards for American Education (1993)
"The New phytologist v. 118 (3): p. 397-405; 1991 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Switzerland; platanus acerifolia; ..."

3. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"platanus acerifolia (" the tree commonly grown in and about London as P. occidentalis."—Treas. of Bot.). N. 0. ..."

4. The Floral World and Garden Guide by Shirley Hibberd (1860)
"The one in Stationers' Hall Court I take to be platanus acerifolia palmata. Its leaves are largely made up of straight lines, and the angles are sharp and ..."

5. Forests, Woods and Trees in Relation to Hygiene by Augustine Henry (1852)
"The London plane (platanus acerifolia) is the tree which succeeds best in ... The other form, platanus acerifolia, var. hispanica, is now very rare in ..."

6. Raising Standards for American Education (1993)
"The New phytologist v. 118 (3): p. 397-405; 1991 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Switzerland; platanus acerifolia; ..."

7. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"platanus acerifolia (" the tree commonly grown in and about London as P. occidentalis."—Treas. of Bot.). N. 0. ..."

8. The Floral World and Garden Guide by Shirley Hibberd (1860)
"The one in Stationers' Hall Court I take to be platanus acerifolia palmata. Its leaves are largely made up of straight lines, and the angles are sharp and ..."

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