ACER SACCHARUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies

Synonyms:

Acer saccharum; rock maple; sugar maple

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Acer saccharum" is a kind of...):

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

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