Definition of "maple" []

• Any of numerous deciduous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer of the North Temperate Zone, having opposite, usually palmate leaves and long-winged fruits borne in pairs. (noun)
• The wood of any of these trees, especially the hard, close-grained wood of the sugar maple, often used for furniture and flooring. (noun)
• The flavor of the concentrated sap of the sugar maple. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Other common names: The silver maple is sometimes known as _soft maple_ or _white maple_."
• "Other common names: The red maple is sometimes known as _swamp maple_."
• "Other common names: The sugar maple is sometimes called _rock maple_ or"