maple : Idioms & Phrases

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ash-leaved maple

  • noun common shade tree of eastern and central United States
    Acer negundo; box elder.
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big-leaf maple

  • noun maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
    Acer macrophyllum; big-leaf maple.
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bird's-eye maple

  • noun maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings
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Bird's"-eye` ma"ple
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  1. See under Maple.
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Bird's-eye maple, Curled maple

  • varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of the fibers.
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dwarf maple

  • noun small maple of northwestern North America
    dwarf maple; Acer glabrum.
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field maple

  • noun shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
    Acer campestre; field maple.
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flowering maple

  • noun an ornamental plant of the genus Abutilon having leaves that resemble maple leaves
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full moon maple

  • noun leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
    full moon maple; Acer japonicum.
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goosefoot maple

  • noun maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
    Acer pennsylvanicum; moose-wood; moosewood; striped dogwood; goosefoot maple.
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great maple

  • noun 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
    great maple; sycamore; Acer pseudoplatanus.
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hedge maple

  • noun shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
    Acer campestre; field maple.
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japanese maple

  • noun ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties
    Acer palmatum.
  • noun leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
    full moon maple; Acer japonicum.
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maple family

  • noun a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
    family Aceraceae; Aceraceae.
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Maple honey, Maple molasses, ∨ Maple sirup

  • maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.
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Maple sugar

  • noun sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree
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  • sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation.
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maple syrup

  • noun made by concentrating sap from sugar maples
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maple syrup urine disease

  • noun an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood
    branched chain ketoaciduria.
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maple-leaf

  • noun the emblem of Canada
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maple-leaf begonia

  • noun tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
    Begonia dregei; grape-leaf begonia.
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maple-leaved bayur

  • noun Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree
    Pterospermum acerifolium; mayeng.
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maple-like

  • adjective satellite resembling maple
    maplelike.
    • maplelike leaves
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mountain maple

  • noun small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn
    mountain alder; Acer spicatum.
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norway maple

  • noun a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties
    Acer platanoides.
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oregon maple

  • noun maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
    Acer macrophyllum; big-leaf maple.
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pointed-leaf maple

  • noun small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn
    Acer argutum.
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Red maple

  • noun maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn
    Acer rubrum; scarlet maple; red maple.
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  • (Bot.), a species of maple (Acer rubrum). See Maple.
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rock maple

  • noun 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 saccharum; rock maple.
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rocky-mountain maple

  • noun small maple of northwestern North America
    dwarf maple; Acer glabrum.
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Scarlet maple

  • noun maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn
    Acer rubrum; scarlet maple; red maple.
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  • (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
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scottish maple

  • noun 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
    great maple; sycamore; Acer pseudoplatanus.
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silver maple

  • noun 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 saccharinum.
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Striped maple

  • noun maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
    Acer pennsylvanicum; moose-wood; moosewood; striped dogwood; goosefoot maple.
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  • (Bot.), a slender American tree (Acer Pennsylvanicum) with finely striped bark. Called also striped dogwood, and moosewood.
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Sugar maple

  • noun 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 saccharum; rock maple.
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  • (Bot.), the rock maple (Acer saccharinum). See Maple.
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Swamp maple

  • noun maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn
    Acer rubrum; scarlet maple; red maple.
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  • (Bot.), red maple. See Maple.
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vine maple

  • noun small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets
    Acer circinatum.
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