London plane

American  

noun

1. a tall, hardy, widely spreading plane tree, Platanus acerifolia, of North America, having clusters of round, bristly fruit.

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Etymology

Origin of London plane

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

That leaf, while officially unspecified, seems to depict a London plane.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

The design’s path, meandering downhill beneath a canopy of London plane trees and crisscrossing a stream, led viewers into a sunken oval bowl teeming with a luxurious planted garden.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

The work began at a wrinkled grayish London plane tree next to the Walla Walla High School football field.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

Common trees found in cities such as the London plane or the tulip tree, are excellent at absorbing carbon dioxide and removing pollutants from the air.

From BBC • May 23, 2023

Since then the growth of trees in Edinburgh, especially in what was once the North Loch, has been greatly improved; and might be still further improved if that famous tree, "The London plane," were employed.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel