mountain maple

noun

: any of various American shrubby maples found in mountain regions: such as

a

: a tall shrub or bushy tree (Acer spicatum) of the eastern U.S. with flaky or furrowed bark and slender cylindrical panicles of greenish flowers

called also moose maple, mountain alder

b

: dwarf maple

c

: vine maple

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