acer pennsylvanicum

Noun
Synonyms: moosewoodmoose-woodstriped maplestriped dogwoodgoosefoot mapleAcer pennsylvanicum

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumnSynonyms: moosewoodmoose-woodstriped maplestriped dogwoodgoosefoot mapleAcer pennsylvanicum
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Moosewood \Moose"wood`\, n. (Bot.) (a) The striped maple (Acer Pennsylvanicum). (b) Leatherwood. [1913 Webster]
Striped \Striped\, a. Having stripes of different colors; streaked. [1913 Webster]

Striped bass. (Zool.) See under Bass.

Striped maple (Bot.), a slender American tree (Acer Pennsylvanicum) with finely striped bark. Called also striped dogwood, and moosewood.

Striped mullet. (Zool.) See under Mullet, 2.

Striped snake (Zool.), the garter snake.

Striped squirrel (Zool.), the chipmunk. [1913 Webster]

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