acer

/ (ˈeɪsə) /

noun

any tree or shrub of the genus Acer, often cultivated for their brightly coloured foliageSee also maple

Nearby words

acephalothoracia, acephalous, acephaly, acephate, acequia, acer, aceramic, acerate, acerb, acerbate, acerbic

British Dictionary definitions for acer (2 of 2)

ACER

abbreviation for

Australian Council for Educational Research

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Examples from the Web for acer

I found several fine ferns up this hill; at its base an Acer and fine Equisetum.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Growing out of fissures of the bark and wood of Hickory, Acer, etc.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. Morgan
There are few trees in the American forest of more value than the maple (Acer saccharinum).
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
Acer et vehemens bonus orator—A good orator is pointed and impassioned.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

The farmers use, almost exclusively, the sugar of the maple (acer saccharinum) which they manufacture themselves.
A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America|S. A. Ferrall