acer (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Acer*:
NOUN	plant	Acer, genus Acer	type genus of the Aceraceae

Acer > pronunciation
Sounds	ey'ser
Rhymes	advancer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser...

English > *Acer*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit.
Synonym	genus Acer
Member of	Aceraceae, family Aceraceae, maple family	A family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
Members	maple	Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs
Broader	dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus	genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanish	acer, genus acer
Catalan	Acer, acer, genus acer

HyperDic: acer