Red maple fruits, called samaras, look much different from the typical fruits that people eat. Samaras have an enclosed seed at one end and a thin, dry, winglike projection at the other. Many people refer to them as helicopters or whirlybirds because the “wing” makes them spin when they fall from the tree. More @Wikipedia
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