What does "maple" mean?
A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.
Maple
/ˈmeɪpəl/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.
- Grammar: maple is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: acer, acer saccharum, ebony, hard maple.
- Useful contrasts: conifer, nonmaple, nonmaple-colored.
- Usage evidence: 60,000 lucky number request: I got a request to draw an illustration for the site of Beikyu, who hit the lucky number, "Standing By A Little Maple Tree".
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds. countable, uncountable
"They have a large maple in their yard."
- 2 any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone wordnet
- 3 Wood of such a tree, valued for its hardness and attractive appearance. countable, uncountable
"This table is made of maple and also has some fruitwood inlays."
- 4 wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring wordnet
- 5 The flavor of such a tree's sap, or an imitation of that flavor. countable, uncountable
"A: Mmm, this one is strawberry! What flavor is yours? B: This one is maple! I wonder if any of them will turn out to be pineapple!"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- 3 A town in Wisconsin.
- 4 An urban community in Vaughan, York Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 5 Clipping of MapleStory. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
"i'm asking these questions for my friend who has mac, and i want him to be able to play maple."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"60,000 lucky number request: I got a request to draw an illustration for the site of Beikyu, who hit the lucky number, "Standing By A Little Maple Tree"."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "maple"?
Common synonyms include: acer, acer saccharum, ebony, hard maple, maple lumber, maple timber.
How do you use "maple" in a sentence?
60,000 lucky number request: I got a request to draw an illustration for the site of Beikyu, who hit the lucky number, "Standing By A Little Maple Tree".
How do you pronounce "maple"?
Pronounced /ˈmeɪpəl/.
Etymology
From Middle English mapel, from Old English *mapul (attested in mapultrēow and mapulder), from Proto-West Germanic *mapul. See also Old Saxon mapulder, Old High German mazaltra, mazzaltra; also Old Norse mǫpurr, Middle Low German mapeldorn, dialectal Dutch meppel, German Masseller, Maßholder; also Old English mæsen (“maple”), Old Norse mǫsurr (“maple”), German Maser (“knob, offshoot”); also German Mase (“scar”), modern Maser (“speck, measle”). More at measles.