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noun
A relatively small maple (Acer circinatum), found in western North America, resembling the Japanese maple, often grown as an ornamental.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Acer circinatum
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Broader terms: maple
History
From the spreading, twisting growth habit of its branches.
