Maple — definition

1. maple (Noun)

maple (Noun) — Wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring.

maple (Noun) — Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone.

angiospermous tree flowering tree wood Acer argutum Acer campestre Acer circinatum Acer glabrum Acer japonicum Acer macrophyllum Acer negundo Acer palmatum Acer pennsylvanicum Acer platanoides Acer pseudoplatanus Acer rubrum Acer saccharinum Acer saccharum Acer spicatum Japanese maple Norway maple Oregon maple Rocky-mountain maple ash-leaved maple • • • Acer genus Acer