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nounany of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zonetype of:
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nounwood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooringtype of:
Synonyms & Similar Words
wood sycamore flowering tree angiospermous tree acer campestre acer circinatum acer glabrum acer japonicum acer macrophyllum acer negundo acer palmatum acer pennsylvanicum acer platanoides acer pseudoplatanus acer rubrum acer saccharinum acer saccharum acer spicatum ash-leaved maple big-leaf maple box elder dwarf maple field maple red maple acer argutum striped dogwood striped maple sugar maple swamp maple vine maple full moon maple goosefoot maple great maple hedge maple japanese maple moose-wood moosewood mountain alder mountain maple norway maple oregon maple pointed-leaf maple rock maple rocky-mountain maple scarlet maple scottish maple silver maple bird's-eye maple