PLANE-TREE
\plˈe͡ɪntɹˈiː], \plˈeɪntɹˈiː], \p_l_ˈeɪ_n_t_ɹ_ˈiː]\
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pl[=a]n'-tr[=e], n. any one of the several trees constituting the genus Platanus, esp. the oriental or common plane-tree, with its variety the maple-leaved plane-tree, and the American plane-tree, usually called sycamore or buttonwood or buttonball: in Great Britain, the sycamore maple. [Fr. plane--L. platanus--Gr. platanos--platys, broad.]
By Thomas Davidson
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