London plane vs Platanus acerifolia

London plane and Platanus acerifolia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
London plane	Yes	No	No	No
Platanus acerifolia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, London plane and Platanus acerifolia are synonyms defined as:

London plane and Platanus acerifolia: very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree

London plane (noun)	Platanus acerifolia (noun)
very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree	very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree