/ ˈmeɪpl; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C , U ] (also ˈmaple tree ) a tall tree with leaves that have five points and turn bright red or yellow in the autumn / fall. Maples grow in northern countries.
2.
[ U ] the wood of the maple tree
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English mapel (as the first element of mapeltrēow , mapulder maple tree ); used as an independent word from Middle English .