Well attestedNamed from the place
Manitoba maple
noun · first attested 19th century
The only North American maple with compound leaves; it grows far beyond Manitoba.
The Canadian name for the box elder, a fast-growing maple with compound leaves.
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- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Manitoba
- In English
Manitoba maple
Acer negundo was planted heavily as a shelterbelt tree on the Canadian prairies, which fixed Manitoba's name to it in Canadian usage. Its natural range runs from central Canada deep into Mexico, and elsewhere it is called box elder or ash-leaved maple.
Canada
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