A large deciduous tree (Platanus orientalis) native to western Asia, related to the sycamore and plane tree, valued for timber and shade.
From Persian chīnār, meaning 'plane tree.' The word traveled through Persian and Arabic into English as this tree became known in Western botanical study.
The chenar is so important to Persian and Kashmiri culture that it's celebrated in poetry and often planted in gardens and public spaces—it can live for centuries and grow enormous.
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