#maple any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
supertype: angiospermous_tree__angiospermoustree__flowering_tree__floweringtree any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
substance: maple.wood
member of: genus_Acer
subtype: silver_maple__Acer_saccharinum a common North American maple tree; 5-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood
subtype: sugar_maple__rock_maple__Acer_saccharum maple of eastern and central North America having 3- to 5-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
subtype: red_maple__redmaple__scarlet_maple__scarletmaple__swamp_maple__swampmaple__Acer_rubrum maple of eastern and central America; 5-lobed leaves scarlet and yellow in autumn
subtype: moosewood__stripedmaple__striped_dogwood__goosefoot_maple__Acer_pennsylvanicum maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large 2-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
subtype: Oregon_maple__big-leaf_maple__Acer_macrophyllum maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
subtype: dwarf_maple__dwarfmaple__Rocky-mountain_maple__Acer_glabrum small maple of northwestern North America
subtype: mountain_maple__mountain_alder__Acer_spicatum small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn
subtype: vine_maple__Acer_circinatum small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets
subtype: hedge_maple__hedgemaple__field_maple__fieldmaple__Acer_campestre shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
subtype: Norway_maple__Acer_platanoides a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; 5-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties
subtype: great_maple__greatmaple__sycamore__scottish_maple__Acer_pseudoplatanus Eurasian maple tree with pale gray bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
subtype: box_elder__boxelder__ash-leaved_maple__Acer_negundo common shade tree of eastern and central United States
subtype: California_box_elder__Acer_negundo_Californicum maple of the United States Pacific coast; fruits are white when mature
subtype: pointed-leaf_maple__Acer_argutum small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn
subtype: full_moon_maple__Japanese_maple__Acer_japonicum leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
subtype: Japanese_maple__Acer_palmatum ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties
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