MAPLE


Meaning of MAPLE in English

■ noun a tree or shrub with lobed leaves, winged fruits, and a syrupy sap. [ Acer campestre ( field ~ , Europe), A. saccharum ( sugar ~ , N. America), and related species.]

Origin

OE mapel- in mapeltreow , mapulder '~ tree'.

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