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Japanese maple
noun
Definition of JAPANESE MAPLE
: a maple (Acer palmatum) of Japan, China, and Korea with purple flowers and usually deeply parted leaves that is widely cultivated as a shrub or small tree
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First Known Use of JAPANESE MAPLE
1898
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