Noun: plane tree pleyn tree
- 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 fruits
"The plane tree's distinctive bark made it easy to identify in the park";
- sycamore [N. Amer], platan, plane
Derived forms: plane trees
Type of: tree
Part of: genus Platanus, Platanus
Encyclopedia: Plane tree