English > maple: 2 senses > noun 2, plant| Meaning | Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone. |
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| Member of | Acer, genus Acer | type genus of the Aceraceae |
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| Narrower | Japanese maple, full moon maple, Acer japonicum | leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn |
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| Japanese maple, Acer palmatum | Ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves |
| Norway maple, Acer platanoides | A large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America |
| Oregon maple, big-leaf maple, Acer macrophyllum | maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn |
| box elder, ash-leaved maple, Acer negundo | Common shade tree of eastern and central United States |
| dwarf maple, Rocky-mountain maple, Acer glabrum | small maple of northwestern North America |
| hedge maple, field maple, Acer campestre | shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge |
| moosewood, moose-wood, striped maple, striped dogwood, goosefoot maple, Acer pennsylvanicum | maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn |
| mountain maple, mountain alder, Acer spicatum | small shrubby maple of eastern North America |
| pointed-leaf maple, Acer argutum | small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes |
| red maple, scarlet maple, swamp maple, Acer rubrum | maple of eastern and central America |
| silver maple, Acer saccharinum | A common North American maple tree |
| sugar maple, rock maple, Acer saccharum | 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 |
| sycamore, great maple, scottish maple, Acer pseudoplatanus | Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree |
| vine maple, Acer circinatum | small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets |
| Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
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| Substances | maple | wood of any of various maple trees |
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| Spanish | arce |
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| Catalan | auró |
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