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Acer saccharum

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Noun1.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 formAcer 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; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies
rock maple, sugar maple
maple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
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This red maple, which is known as the Acer Rubrum is a soft wood and does not produce as much maple syrup as the hard wood maples such as the Acer Saccharum or the Acer Nigrum (known as the black maple, which is closely related to the A.
October Glory Red Maple ? the Glory of Autumn in the Trees by Tammy Sons / Home improvement and landscaping community
The single most important species was Acer saccharum (RIV = 23.
Point-centered quarter analysis of four forest types at Hayes ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Reidy, Chris R. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Maple syrup is made from the spring-running sap of Acer saccharum, or the sugar maple tree.
A SYRUPY JOURNEY FROM SAPPY TO SUBLIME by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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