NOUN | plant | Acer saccharum, sugar maple, rock maple | maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form |
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Meaning | maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies. | |
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Synonyms | sugar maple, rock maple | |
Broader | maple | Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs |
Spanish | acer saccharum | |
Catalan | acer saccharum, Acer saccharum, auró del sucre, sugar maple |
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