striped maple

American  

noun

1. a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.

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Etymology

Origin of striped maple

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

Among a small flock of songbirds, a black-throated blue warbler ate a green caterpillar from a striped maple.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2016

It then crosses Jordan Stream on a wooden bridge and wends through stands of cedar and striped maple on a graded gravel path.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2014

The striped maple is a beautiful deciduous little tree or shrub, growing to the height of a dozen feet or so in its natural habitat.

From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne

We made directly for a part of the woods where it was known to my friend that the striped maple grew in great plenty.

From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne

Bark gives the names to shagbark hickory, striped maple, and naked wood.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen