vine maple: small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets
maple: any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
inguinal canal: oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus