Japanese maple

Japanese maple
a small, graceful maple tree, Acer palmatum, of Korea and Japan, having small, purple flowers, the foliage turning bright red in autumn. Also called full-moon maple.
[1895-1900]

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  • Japanese maple — noun 1. leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan • Syn: ↑full moon maple, ↑Acer japonicum • Hypernyms: ↑maple 2. ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Japanese maple — japoninis klevas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Klevinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Acer japonicum), paplitęs Japonijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Acer japonicum angl. downy Japanese maple; full moon maple; Japanese maple vok. japanischer… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Japanese maple — plaštakiškasis klevas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Klevinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Acer palmatum), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Acer palmatum angl. Japanese maple vok. Fächerahorn; japanischer Ahorn pranc. érable du… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Japanese maple — noun Date: 1898 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Japanese maple — noun A species of maple, Acer palmatum, with great natural variety of appearance, often with reddish leaves for most of the year and multiple trunks, widely grown as an ornamental …   Wiktionary

  • Japanese maple — Jap′anese ma′ple n. pln a small maple tree, Acer palmatum, of Korea and Japan, having bright red foliage in autumn • Etymology: 1895–1900 …   From formal English to slang

  • Japanese maple — /dʒæpəniz ˈmeɪpəl/ (say japuhneez maypuhl) noun a small tree, Acer palmatum, valued especially for its decorative foliage which turns bright red in autumn; a feature tree of Japanese gardens …  

  • downy Japanese maple — japoninis klevas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Klevinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Acer japonicum), paplitęs Japonijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Acer japonicum angl. downy Japanese maple; full moon maple; Japanese maple vok. japanischer… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • downy Japanese maple — noun a small tree, a variety of Japanese maple, Acer japonicum, the new leaves of which are covered with white hairs …  

  • smooth Japanese maple — palminis klevas statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Acer palmatum angl. smooth Japanese maple vok. Fächer Ahorn rus. клeн веeрный; клeн дланевидный lenk. klon palmowy ryšiai: žiūrėk – plaštakiškasis klevas …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

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