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