Definitions
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- adjective Resembling a
maple tree or some aspect of one.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling maple
Etymologies
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maple + -like
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Examples
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The leaves are maplelike, but as much as 12 inches across, and the plants rise to seven feet or more on stems that are at least an inch thick.
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While the maplelike foliage influenced its common name, flowering maple, the blooms have led some to call it Chinese lantern.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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Glausidium palmatum displays its large, silky lilac-pink flowers, measuring up to three inches across, above large, veined, and crinkled maplelike leaves.
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