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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•ple /ˈmeɪpəl/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] any of numerous trees or shrubs grown for ornament, for timber, or for sap.
- [uncountable] the wood of the maple.
- [uncountable] the flavor of maple syrup or maple sugar.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•ple (mā′pəl),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap. Cf. maple family.
- the wood of any such tree.
- the flavor of maple syrup or maple sugar.
- Sport[Bowling Slang.]pin (def. 11).
- Middle English mapel, Old English mapul-, in mapultrēow, mapulder maple tree, cognate with Old Saxon mapulder bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: maple /ˈmeɪpəl/ n - any tree or shrub of the N temperate genus Acer, having winged seeds borne in pairs and lobed leaves: family Aceraceae
- the hard close-grained wood of any of these trees, used for furniture and flooring
- the flavour of the sap of the sugar maple
See also sugar mapleEtymology: 14th Century: from Old English mapel-, as in mapeltrēow maple tree |