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rock maple
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rock maple
n.
1. See sugar maple.
2. The tough, close-grained wood of the sugar maple.
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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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Hard maples, or rock maples as they are also called, often have a straight grain.
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Hard maples or rock maples as they are also called, often have a straight grain.
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The wood in general is softer than hard maples; rock maples, for example, average 45 pounds per cubic foot in weight.
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