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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:
Definition that contains maple
- red maple maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn
- acer macrophyllum maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
- striped maple maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
- 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 form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies
- goosefoot maple maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
- scarlet maple maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn
- big-leaf maple maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
- 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
- moose-wood maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
- acer negundo californicum maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature