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 quickly recognized by the pale white lines that streak in delicate patterns the smooth green bark of the branches.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

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

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

For the most part his food consists of leaves and tender twigs of young trees, such as striped maple, aspen, birch, hemlock, alder and willow.

From The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)