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vine maple noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈvaɪn ˌmeɪ.pəl/ us /ˈvaɪn ˌmeɪ.pəl/ a deciduous bush or small tree (= one that loses its leaves in autumn and grows new ones in the spring) from North America. Its leaves turn bright yellow or orange in autumn. : They found two cougar kittens huddled in a small burrow beneath a stand of vine maple. Vine maples are available at native plant nurseries. A deer sprang across the road, disappearing into the vine maples at the edge of deep green spruce and cedars. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Bushes & shrubs abelia abutilon angel's trumpet aronia artemisia dewberry dogwood eglantine ephedra firethorn manuka manzanita mayflower Mexican orange mock orange shrubby snowberry spicebush staghorn sumac sumac
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