vine maple
a maple, Acer circinatum, of the western coast of North America, often having vinelike or prostrate stems that form dense thickets.
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The platform was still standing, and the extinguished brands of charcoal and the ashes, of the vine-maple fire still existed.
Memoirs of Orange Jacobs | Orange JacobsFrom the deerskin he cut a quantity of fine strips and bent into oval shape two tough sticks of vine maple.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairIt is called vine maple because of its habit of sprawling on the ground like a vine.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibsonvine maple (Acer circinatum) is sometimes called mountain maple, though the name is misleading.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. GibsonThe vine maple reminds one of the lianas of tropical woods, for it has not sufficient stiffness to stand erect.
Trees Worth Knowing | Julia Ellen Rogers
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