acer

/ (ˈeɪsə) /

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noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for acer (2 of 2)

ACER

abbreviation for

Australian Council for Educational Research

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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.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883|Various
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) MacBride
If you have been careful in your search you will finally stop at Acer saccharum.
Michigan Trees|Charles Herbert Otis
The 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 Howes

The forest here is dominated by the sugar maple (Acer saccharum), yellow birch (Betula lutea), and linden (Tilia americana).
Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920|L. R. Dice

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