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vine maple
noun
- a maple, Acer circinatum, of the western coast of North America, often having vinelike or prostrate stems that form dense thickets.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vine maple1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences
The platform was still standing, and the extinguished brands of charcoal and the ashes, of the vine-maple fire still existed.
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From the deerskin he cut a quantity of fine strips and bent into oval shape two tough sticks of vine maple.
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It is called vine maple because of its habit of sprawling on the ground like a vine.
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Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) is sometimes called mountain maple, though the name is misleading.
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The vine maple reminds one of the lianas of tropical woods, for it has not sufficient stiffness to stand erect.
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