box elder

or box·el·der (bŏks′ĕl′dər)

A small to medium-sized maple tree (Acer negundo) native to North America, having pinnately compound leaves with three to seven leaflets.

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box elder

(Plants) a medium-sized fast-growing widely cultivated North American maple, Acer negundo, which has compound leaves with lobed leaflets. Also called: ash-leaved maple

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box′ el`der

a North American maple, Acernegundo, having a light gray-brown bark and coarsely toothed leaves.

[1780–90]

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box elder - common shade tree of eastern and central United States

Acer negundo, ash-leaved maple

maple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone

Acer negundo Californicum, California box elder - maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature

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