noun
Meaning 1
The sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hard maple
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
rock maple
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noun
Meaning 2
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sugar maple, Acer saccharum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: maple
History
Etymology
From the hardness of its wood relative to the wood of other maples.