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rock maple

n.
See sugar maple.
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rock′ ma`ple


n.
a sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
[1765–75]
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Noun1.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 formrock 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; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies
Acer saccharum, 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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