swamp maple
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of swamp maple
An Americanism dating back to 1660–70
Example Sentences
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The habitat by swamp maple, desert willow, and seaside alder.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
Again, the spring redness of the swamp maple is hardly less vivid than its mature coloring of the fall.
From Getting Acquainted with the Trees by McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace)
Other common names: The red maple is sometimes known as swamp maple.
From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua
Lustrous is the new red of poison ivy and woodbine, of swamp maple and slowly budding oak.
From Minstrel Weather by Storm, Marian
Out of the top of a tall swamp maple, off he goes, sailing over the swamp to the ridge beyond.
From The Jonathan Papers by Morris, Elisabeth Woodbridge
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