maple
Americannoun
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any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
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the wood of any such tree.
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the flavor of maple syrup or maple sugar.
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Bowling Slang. pin.
noun
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any tree or shrub of the N temperate genus Acer, having winged seeds borne in pairs and lobed leaves: family Aceraceae
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the hard close-grained wood of any of these trees, used for furniture and flooring
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the flavour of the sap of the sugar maple
Other Word Forms
- maplelike adjective
Etymology
Origin of maple
before 900; Middle English mapel, Old English mapul-, in mapultrēow, mapulder maple tree, cognate with Old Saxon mapulder
Example Sentences
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Huge red oaks, white oaks, maple, locust, and elm trees were growing here and there on the lawn.
From Literature
Honeyed roasted squash spooned over thick yogurt with a drizzle of maple syrup.
From Salon
He hid behind a maple tree and then jumped out just as Katherine was passing by: “Boo!”
From Literature
I drag my garbage bag across the backyard and underneath the maple tree with thick leaves and knotty roots.
From Literature
I climbed an old maple named Norbert, who wasn’t talking to me but wasn’t giving me a hard time, either.
From Literature
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