"platan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈplat(ə)n/ [UK] Forms: platans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin platanus; later reborrowed from Middle French platane. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|platanus}} Latin platanus, {{der|en|frm|platane}} Middle French platane Head templates: {{en-noun}} platan (plural platans)
  1. (now rare, literary) A planetree. Tags: archaic, literary Categories (lifeform): Proteales order plants Synonyms: platane [16th–19th c.]
    Sense id: en-platan-en-noun-7Izx4LVb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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