Meaning & use
Acer platanoides
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UK/ˌeɪsər plætəˈnɔɪdiːz/
US/ˌeɪsər plætəˈnɔɪdiːz/
Meaning
proper nounproperbiologytechnical
The scientific Latin name for the Norway maple, a deciduous European tree with broad lobed leaves.
Grammar: Treated as singular and usually italicized in print; the common name is Norway maple.
Patterns
- Acer platanoides is native to
- the species Acer platanoides
- Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
Acer platanoides is widely planted along city streets.
In winter, Norway maple (Acer platanoides) buds are distinctive.
Common combinations
- Acer platanoides is native to
- Acer platanoides is native to much of Europe.
- the species Acer platanoides
- The study compared the species Acer platanoides with local maples.
- Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
- The label read Norway maple (Acer platanoides).
Synonyms and how they differ
- Norway maple
- Norway maple is the everyday English name; Acer platanoides is the formal scientific name.
Word family
Commonly confused: Acer platanoides or Acer saccharum?
Acer platanoides vs Acer saccharum
Acer saccharum is the sugar maple, a different North American species.
Practice
Acer platanoides is the scientific name for which tree?
Choose one answer.
Acer platanoides is the Latin binomial for the Norway maple; sugar maple and red maple are different species.
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