vine maple


noun

a maple, Acer circinatum, of the western coast of North America, often having vinelike or prostrate stems that form dense thickets.

Origin of vine maple

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example sentences from the Web for vine maple

  • The platform was still standing, and the extinguished brands of charcoal and the ashes, of the vine-maple fire still existed.

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