Definition of Acer macrophyllum

1. Noun. Maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn.

Exact synonyms: Big-leaf Maple, Oregon Maple
Generic synonyms: Maple

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acer Macrophyllum

Accipiter nisus
Accipitridae
Accipitriformes
Accra
Accrington
Accy
Aceh
Acehnese
Acela
Acer
Acer argutum
Acer campestre
Acer circinatum
Acer glabrum
Acer japonicum
Acer macrophyllum (current term)
Acer negundo
Acer negundo Californicum
Acer palmatum
Acer pennsylvanicum
Acer platanoides
Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Acer spicatum
Aceraceae
Aces
Acetobacter
Achab

Literary usage of Acer macrophyllum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Broad-sclerophyll Vegetation of California: An Ecological Study of the by William Skinner Cooper (1922)
"Acer macrophyllum is frequently important in the more meso- phytic localities. In areas that are transitional with the Sequoia association, ..."

2. The Propagation of Plants: Giving the Principles which Govern the by Andrew Samuel Fuller (1887)
"... as shown in figure 39, which represents a pair of the seeds of the Large- leaved California Maple (Acer macrophyllum) of natural size. ..."

3. Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope by George Bishop Sudworth (1908)
"Acer macrophyllum Pursh. , DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS. Broadleaf maple is the only large maple tree of the Pacific region, where it is called " Oregon ..."

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