maple
noun
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
maples
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pluralof maple.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But seasoned leaf-peepers know that Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park and Shenandoah Valley are equally majestic places for autumn color, thanks to sugar maples, magnolias and more vegetation that erupts in fiery reds, oranges and yellows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Van der poel, Evenepoel, Wout van Aert, Paul Seixas and Pidcock were all there, all animating and pushing to breakaway from one another under gradually yellowing Canadian maples.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Though the park is mostly evergreens, you will see changing leaves on scattered maples, black oaks and Pacific dogwood, cottonwoods and cedars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
In the shady hills of Appalachia, a small fruit tree grows in the shadow of taller oaks and maples.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024
She knew how the leaves would come green on the trees, how their flowers would turn the soft maples red along the brook.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
