red maple

noun

: a common tree (Acer rubrum) of eastern and central North America that grows chiefly in moist soils, has reddish twigs and flowers, and yields a lighter and softer wood than the sugar maple

Examples of red maple in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Atsu and her horse galloping across a frozen lake that looks like blue lace agate; Atsu making camp under the green streaks of the aurora borealis; red maple leaves careening and pinwheeling in the wind in Atsu’s wake. —Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025

The valley forest has a plethora of red maple trees aflame with color in the fall. —Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

Sugar maples turn bright red, and red maples change from vivid red to orange to bright yellow. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Around 78 percent of Vermont is covered in forestland, and its trees include sugar maples, red maples, aspens, hickory, birch, and oak—all of which have leaves that turn color as the weather gets colder. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for red maple

• papal
• staple

Kids Definition

red maple

noun

: a North American maple that has reddish twigs and rather soft wood and grows mainly in moist soils