flowering maple


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

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How to use flowering maple in a sentence

  • Another is flowering maple, because of the resemblance in shape of its foliage to our native maple.

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British Dictionary definitions for flowering maple

flowering maple

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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