SUGAR MAPLE


Meaning of SUGAR MAPLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1731

1. : a maple ( Acer saccharum ) of eastern North America with 3- to 5-lobed leaves, hard close-grained wood much used for cabinetwork, and sap that is the chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar — called also rock maple, hard maple

2. : any of several maples (especially Acer nigrum and A. grandidentatum ) often considered subspecies of the sugar maple

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