Norway maple

noun

: a Eurasian maple (Acer platanoides) with dark green or often reddish or red veined leaves that is much planted for shade in the U.S.

Example Sentences

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The worst is a Norway maple, whose greedy roots are most apt to damage foundations, lift patios and sidewalks, or clog waste pipes, according to landscape architect Ian Sloane of Gilmore Landscape Architecture in Arlington. —Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2022

But beware of invasive plants in the region, such as purple loosestrife, autumn olive, Norway maple, tree of heaven and kudzu vines. —Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021

Silver maple and Norway maple trees are ranked as having the highest importance value in Chicago, according to the census report, but both could be decimated by pest infestations. —Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 30 Apr. 2021

Keep or remove messy Norway maple? —oregonlive, 20 Sep. 2020

Some species, like the Norway maple, were favored because of their tall trunks and their ability to grow in poor soil and withstand urban pollution. —Sonja Dümpelmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Norway maple

noun

Nor·​way maple

ˌnȯ(ə)r-ˌwā-

: a Eurasian maple with dark green or often reddish or red-veined leaves that is often planted in the U.S. as a shade tree