oriental plane tree

noun

A chinar; a tree of the species Platanus orientalis, native from Kashmir, through the Middle East to nearby Europe, now naturalized in much of Europe.

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Meanings

nounoriental plane tree (plural oriental plane trees)

plural oriental plane trees

  1. A chinar; a tree of the species Platanus orientalis, native from Kashmir, through the Middle East to nearby Europe, now naturalized in much of Europe.

    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.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 278

    Synonyms: oriental plane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA chinar; a tree of the species Platanus orientalis, native from Kashmir, through the Middle East to nearby Europe, now naturalized in much of Europe.

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