maple

1. Wood of any of various maple trees;
   Especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple;
   Used especially for furniture and flooring (synset 112773426)
   is a type of: wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
   subtypes: bird's-eye maple - maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings
   substance meronym: maple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
2. Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs;
   North temperate zone (synset 112772965)
   is a type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
   subtypes:

   • acer saccharinum, silver maple - 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 saccharum, rock maple, sugar maple - 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 rubrum, red maple, scarlet maple, swamp maple - maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn
   • acer pennsylvanicum, goosefoot maple, moose-wood, moosewood, striped dogwood, striped maple - maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
   • acer macrophyllum, big-leaf maple, oregon maple - maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
   • acer glabrum, dwarf maple, rocky-mountain maple - small maple of northwestern North America
   • acer spicatum, mountain alder, mountain maple - small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn
   • acer circinatum, vine maple - small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets
   • acer campestre, field maple, hedge maple - shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
   • acer platanoides, norway maple - a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties
   • acer pseudoplatanus, great maple, scottish maple, sycamore - 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
   • acer negundo, ash-leaved maple, box elder - common shade tree of eastern and central United States
   • acer argutum, pointed-leaf maple - small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn
   • acer japonicum, full moon maple, japanese maple - leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
   • acer palmatum, japanese maple - ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties
   belongs to: acer, genus acer - type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
   substance holonym: maple - wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring

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