oriental plane tree

English

Noun

oriental plane tree (plural oriental plane trees)

1. A tree of the species Platanus orientalis.
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 278:

     The oriental plane tree has a most strange history. It is native to southeastern Europe and the Middle East; expanded into western Europe at about the same time that the grapevine, olive, chestnut and walnut were brought west by early farmers.

Synonyms

• oriental plane