Wiktionary
vine maple
n. A relatively small maple, (taxlink Acer circinatum species noshow=1), found in western North America, resembling the Japanese maple, often grown as an ornamental.
WordNet
vine maple
n. small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets [syn: Acer circinatum]
Wikipedia
Vine maple
- redirect Acer circinatum
Usage examples of "vine maple".
He had been reaching up to grasp a vine maple limb, climbing from a creek bottom in the stillness of midday.
Perhaps the young man had brushed a vine maple, or touched the bole of an alder.