maple vs Japanese maple

Japanese maple vs maple

maple and Japanese maple both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maple	Yes	No	No	No
Japanese maple	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Japanese maple is a hyponym of maple; that is, Japanese maple 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
Japanese maple: leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan

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, Acer palmatum.

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

Difference between maple and Japanese maple

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