red maple
noun
: a common tree (Acer rubrum) of eastern and central North America that grows chiefly in moist soils, has reddish twigs and flowers, and yields a lighter and softer wood than the sugar maple
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The swamp forest in this area includes tamarack, silver maple, red maple, and green ash.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Redbud, red maple, scarlet oak, black gum and sycamore are among the varieties being offered for pickup this weekend at the paring lot of the Benjamin Banneker Museum and Park in Catonsville.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Although there are some sugar maples in the northern part of New Jersey, Stockton is located in southern New Jersey, about 16 miles (26 kilometers) northwest of Atlantic City, where red maples are more common.
—Wayne Parry, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Four species are native to this northern region: eastern white pine, northern red oak, bur oak and red maple.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Redbud, red maple, scarlet oak, black gum and sycamore are among the varieties being offered for pickup this weekend at the paring lot of the Benjamin Banneker Museum and Park in Catonsville.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Although there are some sugar maples in the northern part of New Jersey, Stockton is located in southern New Jersey, about 16 miles (26 kilometers) northwest of Atlantic City, where red maples are more common.
—Wayne Parry, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Four species are native to this northern region: eastern white pine, northern red oak, bur oak and red maple.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Red maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20maple. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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