大楓(おおかえで)

おおかえで
noun
large-leaf maple variety
plant-tree
1. large-leaf maple, a maple variety with notably larger leaves
A maple variety (Acer pictum subsp. mono) with leaves noticeably larger than those of the common 伊呂波楓(いろはもみじ). Grown in parks and along streets rather than small gardens.
公園(こうえん)に大楓(おおかえで)が植(う)えられている。
Large-leaf maples are planted in the park.
The leaves of the ookaede are larger than those of the iroha-momiji.
Large-leaf maples line the tree-lined street and turn yellow in autumn.

A maple variety named for its unusually large leaves, in contrast to the small, deeply cut leaves of the common 伊呂波楓(いろはもみじ). Its leaves turn yellow rather than the bright red typical of smaller maples.

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