hedge maple

8.2

A small tree often grown as a bush to make garden hedges

noun
/hɛdʒ ˈmeɪpəl/

: arce de seto

She planted a row of hedge maples along the driveway to provide privacy.

Examples

The hedge maple is popular in gardens for its ability to form dense, attractive hedges.
The leaves of the hedge maple turn golden yellow in the autumn.
The hedge maple is a popular choice for garden hedges.
Many hedge maples thrive in well-drained soil.
She planted a row of hedge maples along the driveway to provide privacy.
The hedge maple is popular in gardens for its ability to form dense, attractive hedges.
The leaves of the hedge maple turn golden yellow in the autumn.

Synonyms

field maple

vshedge maple

1 7.2

A small tree with dense leaves often used as a hedge in gardens

is cultivated more as a low shrub for hedging than as a tree

Acer campestre

vshedge maple

Specialized

1 8.9

A small to medium maple tree often used in Europe for hedges and garden planting

is the common garden name used for hedging and shrubs

Surface Forms

hedge maple singular

hedge maples plural

Morphology

hedge + maple

The compound 'hedge maple' is directly compositional: 'hedge' (a planted row of shrubs forming a fence) modifies 'maple' to indicate a maple used for hedging or a small maple suitable for hedges. This literal, functional naming pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Hedge maple gets its name from how people use it in gardens: a small maple planted close together to form a living hedge or green fence. So hedge maple simply means a maple tree used for 'hedging' or making a hedge.