| 单词 | oriental plane |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoriental plane oriental plane n. (also oriental plane tree) a plane tree native to south-eastern Europe and Asia Minor, Platanus orientalis. ΚΠ 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Platanus Platanus; Orientalis, verus,... The true Oriental Plane-Tree. 1791 W. Gilpin Remarks Forest Scenery I. 48 Two noble trees of the same kind, both naturalized in England—tho from different extremes of the globe—the occidental and the oriental plane. 1874 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 683/2 The Oriental plane is a tree of nearly the same kind, only its leaves are more palmated, and it has less disposition to overshadow the ground. 1940 E. Step Wayside & Woodland Trees 81 The London Plane is said to be a hybrid between the Oriental Plane (P. orientalis) and the Western Plane (P. occidentalis). 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 191 Oriental Plane. Cultivated in England since the early 16th century, this species, with its large, glossy green leaves, is one of the most magnificent of all large trees. < as lemmas |
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