also: すずかけのき
noun
plane tree; Oriental plane
Refers specifically to the Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis), a large deciduous tree with distinctive bark and broad leaves.
公園に大きなスズカケノキが並んでいる。
Large plane trees line the park.
スズカケノキの葉は秋に黄色く色づく。
The leaves of the plane tree turn yellow in autumn.
The name スズカケノキ is said to come from the resemblance of its round fruit clusters to the pom-poms (鈴懸, suzukake) on the robes of mountain ascetics. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.