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box elder
box elder or box·el·der (bŏks′ĕl′dər)n. A small to medium-sized maple tree (Acer negundo) native to North America, having pinnately compound leaves with three to seven leaflets.box elder n (Plants) a medium-sized fast-growing widely cultivated North American maple, Acer negundo, which has compound leaves with lobed leaflets. Also called: ash-leaved maple box′ el`der
n. a North American maple, Acernegundo, having a light gray-brown bark and coarsely toothed leaves. [1780–90] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  box elder - common shade tree of eastern and central United StatesAcer negundo, ash-leaved maplemaple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zoneAcer negundo Californicum, California box elder - maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature |
box elder
box elder: see maplemaple,
common name for the genus Acer of the Aceraceae, a family of deciduous trees and shrubs of the Northern Hemisphere, found mainly in temperate regions and on tropical mountain slopes. Acer, the principal genus, includes the many maples and the box elder.
..... Click the link for more information. .  box elder box elder30-60 ft (10-20m) tree with smooth green twigs and leaves that resemble poison ivy, but leaves are opposite each other, not alternating. Has maple-tree-type winged seed keys but thinner and longer than maple. Keys can be eaten. Sap boiled down for sugar. Very popular source of sugar. The inner bark can be eaten raw, boiled, roasted or dried and pounded into a powder with fiber sifted out. Tea made from inner bark can induce vomiting. Young leaves are edible and somewhat sweet, but have little nutrition.box elder
Synonyms for box eldernoun common shade tree of eastern and central United StatesSynonyms- Acer negundo
- ash-leaved maple
Related Words- maple
- Acer negundo Californicum
- California box elder
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