maple
noun/ˈmeɪpl/
/ˈmeɪpl/
- (also maple tree)[countable, uncountable] a tall tree with leaves that have five points and turn bright red or yellow in the autumn. Maples grow in northern countries. see also sugar mapleTopics Plants and treesc1
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- (also maple wood)[uncountable] the wood of the maple tree
Word OriginOld English mapel (as the first element of mapeltrēow, mapulder ‘maple tree’); used as an independent word from Middle English.
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