flowering maple

American  

noun

1. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Abutilon, of the mallow family, having large, bright-colored flowers.

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flowering maple British  

noun

1. any tropical shrub of the malvaceous genus Abutilon , esp A. hybridum , having lobed leaves like those of the maple and brightly coloured flowers

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Example Sentences

Ferns and hostas do well in shady spots, as do trees and shrubs such as dogwoods, flowering maples, boxwoods, myrtles, bush honeysuckles and St. John’s wort.

From Seattle Times

For height, then, one might plant a flowering maple.

From Project Gutenberg

Abutilons, or flowering maples as they are often called, make good house plants and bedding plants.

From Project Gutenberg

The flowering maple was still aflame, the sweet centre of attraction to innumerable bees, the hum of whose industry rose and fell on the languid breeze.

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