"box elder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: box elders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} box elder (countable and uncountable, plural box elders)
  1. Acer negundo, a North American maple. Wikipedia link: box elder Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Maples Synonyms: boxelder, box-elder Derived forms: Box Elder County Translations (Acer negundo): lizar-astigar (Basque), negundo (Catalan), auró de fulla de freixe (Catalan), auró americà (Catalan), saarnivaahtera (Finnish), sóól (Navajo), negundo (Spanish), arce negundo (Spanish), acezintle (Spanish)

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