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red maple

red maple noun: a tree of the species Acer rubrum.

red maple: a tree of the species Acer rubrum
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Noun

red maple (plural red maples)

  1. A tree of the species Acer rubrum

Synonyms of red maple

Forms of red maple

pluralred maples

Origin of red maple

From the reddish color of its flowers, petioles, twigs and seeds, which distinguish it from other maples.

Questions about red maple

What does red maple mean?
Red maple means a tree of the species Acer rubrum.
What part of speech is red maple?
Red maple is a noun.
What is the plural of red maple?
The plural of red maple is red maples.

Words near red maple in the dictionary

  1. red man
  2. red man syndrome
  3. red manganese
  4. red manganese oxide
  5. red mange
  6. red maple
  7. red maples
  8. red marrow
  9. red marrows
  10. red martyrdom
  11. red martyrdoms

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