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Definition of Platanus occidentalis
1. Noun. Very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico.
Group relationships: Genus Platanus, Platanus
Generic synonyms: Plane Tree, Platan, Sycamore
Lexicographical Neighbors of Platanus Occidentalis
Literary usage of Platanus occidentalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our woodland trees by Francis George Heath (1878)
"Platanus occidentalis. PLATE 3, FIG. 2. BEAUTY and luxuriance of leaf and BM
adaptability for town culture are the distinguishing characteristics of the ..."
2. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1911)
"The Platanus occidentalis association is represented fairly well in the bog area
by a number of seedlings in the thickets and along the little creeks, ..."
3. Our woodland trees by Francis George Heath (1878)
"Platanus occidentalis. PLATE 3, FIG. 2. BEAUTY and luxuriance of leaf and BM
adaptability for town culture are the distinguishing characteristics of the ..."
4. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1911)
"The Platanus occidentalis association is represented fairly well in the bog area
by a number of seedlings in the thickets and along the little creeks, ..."