Definition of Mountain maple

1. Noun. Small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn.

Exact synonyms: Acer Spicatum, Mountain Alder
Generic synonyms: Maple

Definition of Mountain maple

1. Noun. Moose maple, ''Acer spicatum''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mountain Maple

mountain gorilla
mountain gorillas
mountain grape
mountain hare
mountain hares
mountain heath
mountain hemlock
mountain hollyhock
mountain lady's slipper
mountain laurel
mountain lily
mountain lion
mountain lions
mountain male fern
mountain man
mountain maple (current term)
mountain mint
mountain nyala
mountain oak
mountain oysters
mountain paca
mountain parsley fern
mountain partridge
mountain peak
mountain phlox
mountain pine
mountain pride
mountain quail

Literary usage of Mountain maple

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

1. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"The mountain maple (Acer spicatum, Lam.) is usually shrubby in habit; ... The samaras are larger than those of the mountain maple, and the wings in each ..."

2. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"PLATE CV. mountain maple. 1. Brauch with mature leaves and two erect 4. A seed, slightly enlarged. ... mountain maple."

3. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"These are the soft maple, the red maple, the sugar or hard maple, the black maple, the moosewood maple, the mountain maple, and the ash-leaved maple or box- ..."

4. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"The mountain maple (Acer spicatum, Lam.) is usually shrubby in habit; ... The samaras are larger than those of the mountain maple, and the wings in each ..."

5. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"PLATE CV. mountain maple. 1. Brauch with mature leaves and two erect 4. A seed, slightly enlarged. ... mountain maple."

6. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"These are the soft maple, the red maple, the sugar or hard maple, the black maple, the moosewood maple, the mountain maple, and the ash-leaved maple or box- ..."

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