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maple

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ma·ple  (mpl)
n.
1. Any of numerous deciduous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer of the North Temperate Zone, having opposite, usually palmate leaves and long-winged fruits borne in pairs.
2. The wood of any of these trees, especially the hard, close-grained wood of the sugar maple, often used for furniture and flooring.
3. The flavor of the concentrated sap of the sugar maple.

[Middle English, from Old English mapul- (as in mapultro, maple tree).]

maple
Noun
1. any of various trees or shrubs with five-pointed leaves and winged seeds borne in pairs
2. the hard wood of any of these trees
See also sugar maple [Old English mapeltrēow maple tree]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.maplemaple - wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
maple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
bird's-eye maple - maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
2.maple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
Acer, genus Acer - type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
maple - wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
Acer saccharinum, silver maple - 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
Acer saccharum, rock maple, sugar 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 rubrum, red maple, scarlet maple, swamp maple - maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn
Acer pennsylvanicum, goosefoot maple, moose-wood, moosewood, striped dogwood, striped maple - maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
Acer macrophyllum, big-leaf maple, Oregon maple - maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
Acer glabrum, dwarf maple, Rocky-mountain maple - small maple of northwestern North America
Acer spicatum, mountain alder, mountain maple - small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn
Acer circinatum, vine maple - small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets
Acer campestre, field maple, hedge maple - shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
Acer platanoides, Norway maple - a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties
Acer pseudoplatanus, great maple, scottish maple, sycamore - Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
Acer negundo, ash-leaved maple, box elder - common shade tree of eastern and central United States
Acer argutum, pointed-leaf maple - small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn
Acer japonicum, full moon maple, Japanese maple - leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
Acer palmatum, Japanese maple - ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
Translations

maple [ˈmeɪpl] narce m; maple m (LAM)
maple [ˈmeɪpl] nérable m
maple [ˈmeɪpl] n (tree, wood) → Ahorn m
maple [ˈmeɪpl] nacero

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The longer they looked the more did this elderly couple feel interested in the unknown youth, to whom the wayside and the maple shade were as a secret chamber, with the rich gloom of damask curtains brooding over him.
A jug of maple sirup--I brought it along from the store and set it down here to open the door.
 
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