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box elder
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box elder
n.
A North American maple tree (Acer negundo) having pinnately compound leaves with coarsely toothed to lobed leaflets. Also called ash-leaved maple.

box elder
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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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Noun1.box elder - common shade tree of eastern and central United Statesbox elder - common shade tree of eastern and central United States
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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