red maple
noun
a tree, Acer rubrum, of eastern North America, growing in moist soil and usually having red flowers and leaves that turn bright red in autumn.
Also called
swamp maple.
Origin of red maple
An Americanism dating back to 1760–70
Words nearby red maple
red lead,
red light,
red liquor,
red maids,
red man,
red maple,
red mass,
red matipo,
red meat,
red mercuric oxide,
red mercuric sulfide