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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
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