Definition of maples Maples
/mejˈpʌlz/ - [meypulz] -
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What does maples mean?
Wiktionary 
- maples (Noun)
Plural of maple.
Part of speech
🔤- maples, noun, plural of maple.
WordNet
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| maple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone | ||
| angiospermous tree, flowering tree any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary | ||
| acer, genus acer type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit | ||
| maple any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone | ||
| acer saccharinum, silver maple 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 | ||
| acer saccharum, rock maple, sugar maple 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 | ||
| acer rubrum, red maple, scarlet maple, swamp maple maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn | ||
| acer pennsylvanicum, goosefoot maple, striped dogwood, striped maple, moose-wood, moosewood maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn | ||
| acer macrophyllum, big-leaf maple, oregon maple maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn | ||
| acer glabrum, dwarf maple, rocky-mountain maple small maple of northwestern North America | ||
| acer spicatum, mountain maple, mountain alder small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn | ||
| acer circinatum, vine maple small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets | ||
| acer campestre, field maple, hedge maple shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge | ||
| acer platanoides, norway maple a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties | ||
| acer pseudoplatanus, great maple, scottish maple, sycamore thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore | ||
| acer negundo, ash-leaved maple, box elder common shade tree of eastern and central United States | ||
| acer argutum, pointed-leaf maple small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn | ||
| acer japonicum, full moon maple, japanese maple leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan | ||
| maple - wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring | ||
| wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | ||
| maple any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- maple (n.)
A tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species. A. saccharinum is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is A. rubrum; the silver maple, A. dasycarpum, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, A. Pennsylvanium, called also moosewood. The common maple of Europe is A. campestre, the sycamore maple is A. Pseudo-platanus, and the Norway maple is A. platanoides.
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maple
Wood of the maple tree. -
maple
Tree or shrub of the family Acer.
Wikipedia 
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Maple (Latin name "Acer") is a genus of trees or shrubs. Sometimes they are made a familiy of their own, the Aceraceae. At other times they are included in the Sapindaceae. To include them in the Sapindaceae is the more modern classification. There are between 100 and 200 species of Maples. Most species are native to Asia, but some also occur in Europe, Northern Africa, and North America.
The word "Acer" comes from a Latin word meaning "sharp". It was given because of the characteristic sharp points on the maple leaves. The first person to talk about the genus that way was French botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort in 1700. The type species of the genus is "Acer pseudoplatanus" (Sycamore Maple).
What are maples used for?
Maple trees are often planted as ornamental trees in cities. Some species resist the cold rather well. Maples are also grown to make Maple syrup. Some maples are grown for timber (wood that is used for furniture).
Symbolism.
The flag of Canada shows a maple leaf.
Part of speech
🔤- maple, noun, singular of maples.
