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noun
A North American hardwood tree, Acer saccharum, famed as the source of maple sugar and maple flavoring; the wood from such a tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: hard maple, rock maple
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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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Synonyms: rock maple, Acer saccharum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: maple
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