maple vs pointed-leaf maple

pointed-leaf maple vs maple

maple and pointed-leaf maple both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maple	Yes	No	No	No
pointed-leaf maple	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pointed-leaf maple is a hyponym of maple; that is, pointed-leaf 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
pointed-leaf maple: small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn

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, Acer japonicum, full moon maple, Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, Japanese maple.

maple (noun)	pointed-leaf maple (noun)
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone	small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn
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 pointed-leaf maple

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