1. 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 platan's distinctive bark made it easy to identify in the park";
   - plane tree, sycamore [N. Amer], plane

Derived forms: platans

Type of: tree

Part of: genus Platanus, Platanus

Encyclopedia: Platan