■ 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'.
■ 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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