plane

noun [C] (TREE)

/pleɪn/ (also plane tree)

Definition

› a large tree with wide leaves and spreading branches that grows especially in townsDeciduous trees

(Definition of plane noun (TREE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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