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BOX ELDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does box elder mean? 

BOX ELDER (noun)
  The noun BOX ELDER has 1 sense:

1. common shade tree of eastern and central United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: BOX ELDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOX ELDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Common shade tree of eastern and central United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Acer negundo; ash-leaved maple; box elder

Hypernyms ("box elder" is a kind of...):

maple (any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "box elder"):

Acer negundo Californicum; California box elder (maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature)


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