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mountain maple

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noun

a shrub, Acer spicatum, of eastern North America, having small, greenish-yellow flowers and winged fruit, the foliage turning to orange and scarlet in autumn.

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Nearby words

mountain laurel, mountain lion, mountain magnolia, mountain mahogany, mountain man, mountain maple, mountain mint, mountain oyster, mountain range, mountain rosebay, mountain sandwort

Origin of mountain maple

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for mountain maple

  • Their runways made paths among the mountain-maple bushes just below the summit.

    My Boyhood|John Burroughs

  • As the ascent continued, mountain-maple and mountain-ash suggested higher latitudes.

    In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham