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maple family

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noun

the plant family Aceraceae, typified by trees and shrubs having sweet sap, simple opposite leaves usually lobed or toothed, clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a double-winged nutlet, and including maples and the box elder.

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The silver maple is considered the most graceful of the large and handsome maple family.

From Among the Trees at Elmridge by Ella Rodman Church

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