big-leaf maple

A form of bigleaf maple — Acer macrophyllum, a maple native from southern California to southern British Columbia.

Similar
Oregon mapleAcer macrophyllum
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Meanings

nounbig-leaf maple (plural big-leaf maples)

plural big-leaf maples

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bigleaf maple.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmaple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn

Similar
Oregon mapleAcer macrophyllum
Broader
maple
Also see
oregon maple

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

big-leaf maple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big-leaf%20maple

MLA

“big-leaf maple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big-leaf%20maple. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big-leaf maple,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big-leaf%20maple.

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