acer
/ (ˈeɪsə) /
any tree or shrub of the genus Acer, often cultivated for their brightly coloured foliage: See also maple
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How to use acer in a sentence
The seeds inclosed were the samaras of acer rubrum, called the "soft" maple in many localities, and "red" maple in others.
It occurs on stumps and rotten logs of various sorts in the Mississippi valley, more often affecting stumps of acer saccharinum L.
The North American Slime-Moulds | Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBrideIf you have been careful in your search you will finally stop at acer saccharum.
Michigan Trees | Charles Herbert OtisThe particular variety that is so used is of course the rock or sugar maple (acer saccharinum).
Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery | Clifton Armstrong HowesThe forest here is dominated by the sugar maple (acer saccharum), yellow birch (Betula lutea), and linden (Tilia americana).
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