striped maple †

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a small maple, Acer pensylvanicum, found in central and eastern Canada.

Quotations

1822

. . . the striped maple [is] known as the moose-wood of Canada. . . .

1956

The striped maple, like the mountain maple with which it is frequently associated, is a tall shrub or small tree. . . .