Definition of Acer circinatum

1. Noun. Small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets.

Exact synonyms: Vine Maple
Generic synonyms: Maple

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acer Circinatum

Accho
Accipiter cooperii
Accipiter gentilis
Accipiter nisus
Accipitridae
Accipitriformes
Accra
Accrington
Accy
Aceh
Acehnese
Acela
Acer
Acer argutum
Acer campestre
Acer circinatum (current term)
Acer glabrum
Acer japonicum
Acer macrophyllum
Acer negundo
Acer negundo Californicum
Acer palmatum
Acer pennsylvanicum
Acer platanoides
Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Acer spicatum
Aceraceae

Literary usage of Acer circinatum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"The JV\ HE Acer circinatum, in its native country, attains a height of twenty Iw lobe. The flowers, which appear in April and May, are of a middling size, ..."

2. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"Acer circinatum, 314. Acer macrophyllum, 312. Acer Negundo, 310. Acer pennsylvanicum, 298. Acer platanoides, 312. Acer Pseudo-Platanus, 312. ..."

3. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"ROUND-LEAVED MAPLE (109) — Acer circinatum. D. Stems of leaves and fruit downy when young. JAPAN VISE MAPLE — Acer japonicum. •Leaves rounded and deeply ..."

4. Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope by George Bishop Sudworth (1908)
"Acer circinatum Pursh. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS. Vine maple is so called because of the often sprawling, crooked vine-like appearance and habit of its ..."

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