maple

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	angiospermous tree, flowering tree,
definition	:	any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer saccharinum, silver maple,
definition	:	a common North American maple tree; five-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer saccharum, rock maple, sugar maple,
definition	:	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 (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer rubrum, red maple, scarlet maple, swamp maple,
definition	:	maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer pennsylvanicum, goosefoot maple, moose-wood, moosewood, striped dogwood, striped maple,
definition	:	maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer macrophyllum, big-leaf maple, oregon maple,
definition	:	maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer glabrum, dwarf maple, rocky-mountain maple,
definition	:	small maple of northwestern North America (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer spicatum, mountain alder, mountain maple,
definition	:	small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer circinatum, vine maple,
definition	:	small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer campestre, field maple, hedge maple,
definition	:	shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer platanoides, norway maple,
definition	:	a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer pseudoplatanus, great maple, scottish maple, sycamore,
definition	:	Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer negundo, ash-leaved maple, box elder,
definition	:	common shade tree of eastern and central United States (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer argutum, pointed-leaf maple,
definition	:	small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer japonicum, full moon maple, japanese maple,
definition	:	leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	acer palmatum, japanese maple,
definition	:	ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	acer, genus acer,
definition	:	type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit (noun.plant)

substance holonym	:	maple,
definition	:	wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring (noun.plant)

2. wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	wood,
definition	:	the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	bird's-eye maple,
definition	:	maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings (noun.plant)

substance meronym	:	maple,
definition	:	any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone (noun.plant)

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