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box elder

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

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box elder

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(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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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