genus Platanus

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genus Platanus - genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamorePlatanusrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsfamily Platanaceae, plane-tree family, Platanaceae - coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane treesplane tree, platan, sycamore - any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruitsLondon plane, Platanus acerifolia - very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street treeAmerican plane, American sycamore, buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis - very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexicooriental plane, Platanus orientalis - large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia MinorCalifornia sycamore, Platanus racemosa - tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowersArizona sycamore, Platanus wrightii - medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5