red maple

noun

: a common tree (Acer rubrum) of eastern and central North America that grows chiefly in moist soils, has reddish twigs and flowers, and yields a lighter and softer wood than the sugar maple

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Huge boulders — referred to as glacial erratics that were carried by glaciers during the last Ice Age — dot the landscape that’s forested with red maple, spruce and Canadian hemlock. Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 My red maple tree is opening its buds and starting growth. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025 Varieties include bottlebrush, red maple and pink crape myrtle. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 Bedard was watching too, and the U.S.-Canada battle certainly whetted his appetite to pull a red maple leaf sweater over his head again. Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for red maple

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of red maple was in 1770

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“Red maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20maple. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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red maple

noun
: a North American maple that has reddish twigs and rather soft wood and grows mainly in moist soils

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