japanese maple

1. 1.

   ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties

   SynonymsAcer palmatum

   Broadermaple
2. 2.

   leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan

   Synonymsfull moon mapleAcer japonicum

   Broadermaple

Questions about japanese maple

What does japanese maple mean?

japanese maple means "ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for japanese maple?

Close synonyms include Acer palmatum, full moon maple, Acer japonicum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is japanese maple a common word?

japanese maple is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.