pseudoplatanus

English

Etymology

New Latin pseudoplatanus

Noun

pseudoplatanus

  1. A false plane tree (Acer pseudoplatanus)
    • 1961, Gardeners' Chronicle, Horticultural Trade Journal:
      it might provide evidence that both vernacular name and knowledge of the pseudoplatanus came to us from France

Latin

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ platanus

Noun

pseudoplatanus m (genitive pseudoplatanī); second declension

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) False plane tree.
  2. (New Latin) Used as a species epithet.

Derived terms
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