Japanese maple
noun
: a maple (Acer palmatum) of Japan, China, and Korea with purple flowers and usually deeply parted leaves that is widely cultivated as a shrub or small tree
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Take a wedding in Kyoto which included an abundance of pampas grass, or a New York City affair at the Rainbow Room where the couple said their vows under an arch of moody Japanese maple leaves.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
That could be a droplet of water clinging to a rose petal; the afternoon light dancing along your bedroom’s walls; the Japanese maple slowly shedding its leaves in your yard, sprinkling the earth with fiery red confetti—each scene a striking little miracle.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 8 Oct. 2024
The heyday of the brand included the ‘70s and ‘80s—Tom Cruise’s Risky Business character wore Boast and its Japanese maple leaf logo.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Here, the sugar maples, red maples, gum trees, and hickory trees show off their autumn colors; they’re also complemented by ferns, Japanese maples, and woody shrubs in the gardens, creating one of Asheville’s most spectacular sights.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
That could be a droplet of water clinging to a rose petal; the afternoon light dancing along your bedroom’s walls; the Japanese maple slowly shedding its leaves in your yard, sprinkling the earth with fiery red confetti—each scene a striking little miracle.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 8 Oct. 2024
The heyday of the brand included the ‘70s and ‘80s—Tom Cruise’s Risky Business character wore Boast and its Japanese maple leaf logo.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Here, the sugar maples, red maples, gum trees, and hickory trees show off their autumn colors; they’re also complemented by ferns, Japanese maples, and woody shrubs in the gardens, creating one of Asheville’s most spectacular sights.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Japanese maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japanese%20maple. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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