DCHP-3

ash-leaf maple

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a deciduous tree, Acer negundo, common in western Canada; box elder.

Quotations

1852
On this day the sap of the ash-leaved maple . . . ceased to run altogether, and the sugar harvest closed.
1917
Manitoba Maple Acer Negundo L. [is also called] ash-leaf maple, inland box elder, inland Manitoba maple.