platanus occidentalis

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   very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico

   SynonymsAmerican sycamoreAmerican planebuttonwood

   Broaderplane tree

   Part ofPlatanus

Questions about platanus occidentalis

What does platanus occidentalis mean?

platanus occidentalis means "very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico".

What is another word for platanus occidentalis?

Close synonyms include American sycamore, American plane, buttonwood. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is platanus occidentalis a common word?

platanus occidentalis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.