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Definition of Goosefoot maple
1. Noun. Maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn.
Generic synonyms: Maple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goosefoot Maple
Literary usage of Goosefoot maple
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"B. Leaves 6-8 inches long, finely serrate ; bark green with white lines; usually
a tree. STRIPED or goosefoot maple () MOOSEWOOD — Acer ..."
2. History of Hampshire County, West Virginia by Hu Maxwell, Howard Llewellyn Swisher (1897)
"The nuts, when eaten by cattle, are injurious. STRIPED MAPLE, acer Pennsylvanicum.
It has other names, moosewood, striped dogwood, goosefoot maple, ..."
3. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"... call it the goosefoot maple, because its leaves which broaden towards the
summit and divide into three well cut lobes suggest to them that bird's foot. ..."
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