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Platanaceae

Platanaceae

9.9
A family of flowering trees that includes plane trees
  • noun
  • /pləˈtænəˌsi/
  • Specialized
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  • The Platanaceae family includes several species of plane trees.

Examples

  • Many urban planners favor trees from the Platanaceae family for their hardiness.

  • Many parks feature trees from the Platanaceae family.

  • Botanists studied the leaf structure characteristic of the Platanaceae family.

  • The Platanaceae family includes all species of plane trees.

  • Many urban planners favor trees from the Platanaceae family for their hardiness.

  • The Platanaceae family includes several species of plane trees.

  • Botanists studied the leaf structure characteristic of the Platanaceae family.

Synonyms

plane-tree family
vsPlatanaceae
  • Specialized
7.7

A family of trees with large leaves and patchy bark often planted in parks for shade

is the scientific name for that same group of trees

Surface Forms

Platanaceae singular
Platanaceas plural

Morphology

Platanaceae = Platanus (opaque) = Platanus + aceae

The suffix '-aceae' is a specialized Latin botanical ending indicating a plant family and is not transparent to average learners unfamiliar with taxonomic terminology.

Etymology

Platanaceae comes from the tree name Platanus, which comes from the Greek platanos meaning 'broad' or 'wide' because these trees have large, flat leaves and wide crowns. So Platanaceae is the family of 'plane' trees, and remembering platanos as 'broad' helps you link the name to their big leaves.