moose-wood
- noun
- US
:
arce de alce
- The leaves of the moose-wood turn bright yellow in the fall, creating a striking display in the forest.
Examples
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Hikers often recognize moose-wood by its distinctive green-and-white striped bark.
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The moose-wood tree is known for its large, two-lobed leaves that change color beautifully in autumn.
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Wildlife such as moose and deer sometimes feed on the twigs of moose-wood during the winter.
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The moose-wood tree is known for its beautiful yellow leaves in autumn.
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Many hikers admire the moose-wood in the fall.
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Hikers often recognize moose-wood by its distinctive green-and-white striped bark.
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The leaves of the moose-wood turn bright yellow in the fall, creating a striking display in the forest.
Synonyms
A maple tree with green and white striped bark and large leaves with two parts that turn yellow
A small maple tree from eastern North America with striped bark and two-part leaves that turn yellow in autumn
A small tree from eastern North America with striped green bark and large leaves that turn yellow in autumn
A maple tree with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves that turn bright yellow in autumn
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Moose-wood comes from the animal moose plus wood. The name probably comes from an old Algonquian word for the animal that people say means 'twig eater', and because moose feed on the maple's twigs and shoots the tree became known as moose-wood.
