American sycamore

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American sycamore - very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico

American plane, buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis

genus Platanus, Platanus - genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore

plane tree, platan, sycamore - any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits

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American plane buttonwood genus Platanus plane tree platan Platanus Platanus occidentalis riparian sycamore			Appearance An American Sycamore tree is recognized most easily by the mottled, exfoliating bark it has. The American Sycamore by Tammy Sons / Home improvement and landscaping community [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] American sycamore is going through a resurgence in popularity. Pretty 'plane': American sycamore offers impressive yields by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products CHOICES, CHOICES There are three kinds of sycamores in the United States: the native American sycamore (of which there are three species: American, California, and Arizona); the smaller Oriental; and the London planetree, a durable hybrid recognized in the early 1700s when the American and Oriental trees genetically crossed in Europe. Celebrating the Sycamore by BALL, JEFF / American Forests			American Revolution American Revolutionary leader American Revolutionary War American robin American rock brake American sable American saddle horse American Samoa American shrew mole American Sign Language American silver fir American smelt American smokewood American smooth dogfish American Spanish American spicebush American spikenard American Staffordshire terrier American Standard Code for Information Interchange American Standard Version American star grass American state American Stock Exchange American sweet chestnut American sweet gum American sycamore American tiger American toad American trypanosomiasis American turkey oak American twinflower American Virgin Islands American Wake American wall fern American War of Independence American water ouzel American water shrew American water spaniel American watercress American wayfaring tree American white birch American white oak American white pine American widgeon American wirehair American wistaria American wisteria American woodcock American wormseed American-Indian American-Indian language			American Sugar Refining American Sugarbeet Growers Association American Sulphur Horse Association American Sun Protection Association American Sunday School Union American Sunroof Company, Inc. American Superconductor Corporation, Inc. American supercontinent American Supplier Institute American Supply & Machinery Manufacturers' Association American Supply Association American Support Material and Equipment American Surgical Hospital Association American Surgical Trade Association American Suzuki Financial Services American Suzuki Motor Corporation American Swedish Historical Museum American Swedish Institute American sweet chestnut American sweet gum American Sweetgum American Swimming Association University American Swimming Coaches Association American Switching Network American sycamore American Sycamore Woodworking Retreat American Symphony Orchestra League American Synesthesia Association American Syrian Arab Cultural Association American Syringomyelia Alliance Project American System American System (economics) American system drill American System for Advancing Senior Health American System of manufacture American Systems Corporation American Systems Engineering Corporation American Table of Distances American Tactical Shooting Association American Tae-Kwon-Do International, Inc. American Taekwondo Association American Taekwondo Super Karate American Tailgaters Association American Tan Rabbit Specialty Club American Tang Soo Do Alliance American Tap Dance Foundation American Tap Dance Institute American Tap Dance Orchestra American Tapestry Alliance

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