maple

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maple - 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] n → arce m; maple m (LAM)

maple [ˈmeɪpl] n → érable m

maple [ˈmeɪpl] n (tree, wood) → Ahorn m

maple [ˈmeɪpl] n → acero