Maple genus - Maple

Japanese: カエデ属 - かえでそう
Maple genus - Maple

…A general term for trees in the maple genus. The name “kaede” (frog-shaped maple) comes from the palmate leaves of the most common maples, Acer palmatum and Acer largeum, which resemble frogs’ hands.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Maple genus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カエデ属樹木の総称。カエデは蛙手(かえるで)で,最もふつうに見られるイロハモミジやオオモミジの掌状に分かれる葉をカエルの手になぞらえたもの。…

※「カエデ属」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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