vine maple
nounDefinition of vine maple
: a small maple (Acer circinatum) found from British Columbia to California that has spreading twisted branches that may form dense thickets
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The trail offers beautiful autumn surprises—evergreen trees covered in moss provide a contrasting background for the red splashes of vine maples and the yellow hues of big leaf maples, while mushrooms in many colors sprout from the ground. — Audrey Bruno, SELF, "The 15 Best Places to Go Hiking in the Fall," 28 Oct. 2018 The trail offers beautiful autumn surprises—evergreen trees covered in moss provide a contrasting background for the red splashes of vine maples and the yellow hues of big leaf maples, while mushrooms in many colors sprout from the ground. — Audrey Bruno, SELF, "The 15 Best Places to Go Hiking in the Fall," 28 Oct. 2018 The adaptable vine maple is common throughout western Oregon, and is probably best identified by its trunk, which in the darker understory of forests branches out into several vine-like tendrils. — OregonLive.com, "Can you identify the deciduous trees of Oregon?," 24 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vine maple.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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