Acer Platanoides (Noun)
Meaning
A large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The city planners strategically chose to line the boulevard with tall, proud Acer platanoides, their leaves an explosion of yellow in autumn.
- Our neighbor pruned his Acer platanoides carefully, maintaining the perfect balance between branch length and foliage mass.
- Acer platanoides, cultivated in a variety of forms, are also used for their timber, valued for its durability and fine grain.
- Naturalists and locals alike marveled at the majestic Acer platanoides that seemed to sprout suddenly in the midst of the North American forest.
- Before planting the Acer platanoides in the public park, the landscapers first had to transplant a large root system near the location of the new sapling.