adjective
Origin: < Gr platys, broad, flat < IE *plat-, var. of base *plā- > plain
See platy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective plat·i·er, plat·i·est
noun pl. plat·ys or plat·ies
Origin:
Origin: Short for New Latin Platypoecilus, former genus name
Origin: : platy-
Origin: + Greek poikilos, many-colored; see peig- in Indo-European roots
.Origin:
Origin: Greek platu-
Origin: , from platus; see plat- in Indo-European roots
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