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 [ˈmeɪp^əl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any tree or shrub of the N temperate genus Acer, having winged seeds borne in pairs and lobed leaves: family Aceraceae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the hard close-grained wood of any of these trees, used for furniture and flooring

3. (Cookery) the flavour of the sap of the sugar maple See also sugar maple, silver maple, Norway maple, sycamore

[from Old English mapel-, as in 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]

A. N (also maple tree) → arce m

B. CPD maple leaf N → hoja f de arce
maple sugar N → azúcar m de arce
maple syrup N → jarabe m de arce

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maple [ˈmeɪp^əl] n (= tree) → érable m
maple syrup n → sirop m d'érable
map reference n → coordonnées sur une carte)fpl >

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maple

n (= wood, tree) → Ahorn m

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maple:

maple leaf

n → Ahornblatt nt

maple sugar

n → Ahornzucker m

maple syrup

n → Ahornsirup m

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maple [ˈmeɪpl] n → acero
field maple → acero campestre

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maple [ˈmeɪpl] n → acero
field maple → acero campestre

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maple → أشجار القيقب javor ahorn Ahorn σφένδαμνος arce vaahtera érable javor acero カエデ 단풍나무 esdoorn lønn klon ácer, bordo клен lönn ต้นเมเปิล akçaağaç cây thích 枫树