red maple

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of red maple

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.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

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.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

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

From Scientific American • May 5, 2023

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

From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2022

And then my heart stopped, because there, under a red maple tree, was Tobias.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee