Definition of Acer rubrum

1. Noun. Maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn.

Exact synonyms: Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Swamp Maple
Generic synonyms: Maple

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acer Rubrum

Acehnese
Acela
Acer
Acer argutum
Acer campestre
Acer circinatum
Acer glabrum
Acer japonicum
Acer macrophyllum
Acer negundo
Acer negundo Californicum
Acer palmatum
Acer pennsylvanicum
Acer platanoides
Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer rubrum (current term)
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Acer spicatum
Aceraceae
Aces
Acetobacter
Achab
Achaea
Achaean
Achaeans
Achaemenes
Achaemenian
Achaemenians
Achaemenid

Literary usage of Acer rubrum

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

1. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"Red or Scarlet Maple, Swamp Maple (Acer rubrum, Linn.)—A spreading, symmetrical tree, 8o to i2o feet high, oftener less, slender with erect branches. ..."

2. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"Acer platanoides, 312. Acer Pseudo-Platanus, 312. Acer rubrum, 308. Acer rubrum var. Drummondii, 308. Acer rubrum var. tridens, 310. Acer saccharinum, 306. ..."

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