acer

¹

/ ˈeɪsə /

noun

1. See maple
   any tree or shrub of the genus Acer , often cultivated for their brightly coloured foliage See also maple

ACER

²

abbreviation for

1. Australian Council for Educational Research

Example Sentences

The seeds inclosed were the samaras of Acer rubrum, called the "soft" maple in many localities, and "red" maple in others.

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It occurs on stumps and rotten logs of various sorts in the Mississippi valley, more often affecting stumps of Acer saccharinum L.

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If you have been careful in your search you will finally stop at Acer saccharum.

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The particular variety that is so used is of course the rock or sugar maple (acer saccharinum).

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The forest here is dominated by the sugar maple (Acer saccharum), yellow birch (Betula lutea), and linden (Tilia americana).

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