Scottish maple
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- A Scottish maple can often be identified by its flaky, pale grey bark.
Examples
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The leaves of the Scottish maple turn a brilliant yellow during autumn.
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Many gardens in Europe feature the Scottish maple for its ornamental value.
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The Scottish maple is known for its striking autumn colors.
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Many gardeners prefer the Scottish maple for its unique bark.
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The leaves of the Scottish maple turn a brilliant yellow during autumn.
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Many gardens in Europe feature the Scottish maple for its ornamental value.
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A Scottish maple can often be identified by its flaky, pale grey bark.
Synonyms
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A tree with leaves that have several points and winged seeds that gives sap and wood
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A large tree with pale, peeling bark and broad leaves that gives good shade
A maple tree from Europe and western Asia with pale flaky bark and five-lobed leaves that turn yellow in autumn
A large tree with pale grey flaking bark and big leaves with five rounded parts that turn yellow in autumn
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is transparently compositional: 'Scottish' (relating to Scotland) + 'maple' (a type of tree) yields a maple associated with Scotland. A B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably infer it is a type/variety of maple tree without specialized botanical knowledge, and this adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
Scottish maple gets its name because people saw this maple often growing in Scotland, and its pale, flaky bark and broad five-part leaves made it easy to notice. So, Scottish maple today means that particular 'kind of maple' tree with pale grey, peeling bark and yellow leaves in autumn.