Noun: American plane
- Very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
"The American plane's mottled bark stood out against the winter sky";
- American sycamore, buttonwood [N. Amer], Platanus occidentalis, buttonball
Derived forms: American planes
Type of: plane, plane tree, platan, sycamore [N. Amer]
Part of: genus Platanus, Platanus
Encyclopedia: American plane