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planer tree
[ pley-ner ]
/ ˈpleɪ nər /
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noun
a small tree, Planera aquatica, of the elm family, growing in moist ground in the southern U.S., bearing a small, ovoid, nutlike fruit and yielding a compact light-brown wood.
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Also called water elm.
Origin of planer tree
1800–10, Americanism; named after I. J. Planer, 18th-century German botanist
Words nearby planer tree
planeload, plane of incidence, plane polarization, planer, planer saw, planer tree, plane sailing, planeside, plane spotter, plane surveying, planet
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