maple vs Acer palmatum

Acer palmatum vs maple

maple and Acer palmatum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maple	Yes	No	No	No
Acer palmatum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Acer palmatum is a hyponym of maple; that is, Acer palmatum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than maple:

maple: any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
Acer palmatum: ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties

Other hyponyms of maple include Acer saccharinum, silver maple, Acer saccharum, rock maple, sugar maple, Acer rubrum, red maple, scarlet maple, swamp maple, Acer pennsylvanicum, goosefoot maple, moose-wood, moosewood, striped dogwood, striped maple, Acer macrophyllum, big-leaf maple, Oregon maple, Acer glabrum, dwarf maple, Rocky-mountain maple, Acer spicatum, mountain alder, mountain maple, Acer circinatum, vine maple, Acer campestre, field maple, hedge maple, Acer platanoides, Norway maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, great maple, scottish maple, sycamore, Acer negundo, ash-leaved maple, box elder, Acer argutum, pointed-leaf maple, Acer japonicum, full moon maple, Japanese maple, Japanese maple.

maple (noun)	Acer palmatum (noun)
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone	ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring

Difference between maple and Acer palmatum

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