red maple

noun

1. a tree, Acer rubrum, of eastern North America, growing in moist soil and usually having red flowers and leaves that turn bright red in autumn.

Word History and Origins

Origin of red maple¹

An Americanism dating back to 1760–70

Example Sentences

Also signalling support was King Charles, who planted a red maple tree on the grounds of Buckingham Palace and wore his Canadian medals during a high profile visit to a naval warship.

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Black walnut trees with bright-yellow leaves shine on this route, as do the colors of the European white birch, Japanese zelkova and red maple.

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Among them: red maple, red oak, basswood and ironwood.

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There and across the Gulf Coast, red maples have begun to bloom, with helicopter-like fruit decorating their branches with crimson.

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Ironically, however, those efforts reinforced the diversity disparity, the researchers found, because many newly planted trees were of a single species: red maple.

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