maple-leaves
Autumn's red hands
Maple-leaves is the plural of maple leaf—the distinctive lobed leaf of the maple tree.
The term appears hyphenated primarily in older or literary texts: The maple-leaves turned crimson in October.
Modern usage strongly favors the unhyphenated form.
Plant's leafy covering
- fallDescend under gravity
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- scarletBright orangish-red color
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
orange · deciduous · canopy · October · harvest · equinox · frost · raking
Having rounded projections
- palmateHaving radiating lobes
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- oppositeReverse or contrary thing
chlorophyll · photosynthesis · blade · petiole · deciduous · stomata · abscission · pigment
Japan's former imperial seat
- templeSacred worship structure
- viewingAct of watching something
- seasonYearly division or series
- gardenCultivated plant area
kimono · aesthetic · contemplation · transience · pilgrimage · bonsai · ukiyo-e · shrine
Northern North American nation
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- nationalOf a country
- CanadianNorth American northerner
patriotic · hockey · Toronto · Mounties · identity · pride · sovereign · North
Requiring immediate attention
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- wreathDecorative foliage circle
- garlandDecorative strand of foliage
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
centerpiece · rubbing · tracing · stencil · collage · laminating · framing · arrangement
foliage
Plant's leafy covering
golden · orange · deciduous · canopy · October · harvest · equinox · frost · raking · pile
lobed
Having rounded projections
opposite · chlorophyll · photosynthesis · blade · petiole · deciduous · stomata · abscission · pigment · carotenoid
Kyoto
Japan's former imperial seat
garden · kimono · aesthetic · contemplation · transience · pilgrimage · bonsai · ukiyo-e · shrine · meditation
Canada
Northern North American nation
Canadian · patriotic · hockey · Toronto · Mounties · identity · pride · sovereign · North · heritage
pressing
Requiring immediate attention
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- wreathDecorative foliage circle
- garlandDecorative strand of foliage
decoration · centerpiece · rubbing · tracing · stencil · collage · laminating · framing · arrangement · table-setting
tempura
Japanese battered fried food
Osaka · delicacy · battered · crispy · garnish · edible · stuffed · preserved · pickled · salted