πλάτᾰν-ος [πλᾰ], ἡ,
later form of πλατάνιστος, Platanus orientalis, plane, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 528, “Nu.” 1008, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 229a, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 4.5.6, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 584, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.79. (From πλατύς,] Refs 5th c.BC+] because of its broad crown.)