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Acer saccharinum

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Noun1.Acer saccharinumAcer saccharinum - a common North American maple tree; five-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood
silver maple
maple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone


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“Yes, yes,” cried Richard, “cane is the vulgar name for it, but the real term is saccharum officinarum; and what we call the sugar, or hard maple, is acer saccharinum.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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