sugar maple

sugar maple

See also: sugar-maple

English

Sugar maple leaves

Alternative forms

• sugar-maple

Noun

sugar maple (plural sugar maples)

1. A North American hardwood, Acer saccharum, famed as the source of maple sugar and maple flavoring.

Synonyms

• (Acer saccharum): hard maple, rock maple

Coordinate terms

• maple sugar

Derived terms

• black sugar maple (Acer nigrum)
• southern sugar maple (Acer barbatum)
• sugar-maple borer (Glycobius speciosus)
• Western sugar maple (Acer grandidentatum)

Related terms

• sugar beet
• sugar cane

Translations

Acer saccharum

Finnish: sokerivaahtera German: Zuckerahorn m Korean: 설탕단풍 (seoltangdanpung) Ojibwe: aninaatig

Potawatomi: shenamesh Russian: клён са́харный m (kljón sáxarnyj) Swahili: mwaramoni sukari Welsh: masarnen siwgwr f

References

• sugar maple on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acer saccharum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acer saccharum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• maple sugar, maple-sugar